Why you need
to Copyrighting Your Hip Hop Music and Keeping Others from Stealing It!
Step 1:
Record your music (this can also include
beats and production work), either by writing it down as sheet music or making
a recording of it. Remember registering your work with the Copyright Office has
lots of advantages, versus simply choosing not to copyright. It’s always better
to be safe than sorry, especially nowadays with the Internet and file sharing
going rampant.
Step 2:
Register your copyright by submitting
everything together in one envelope, your completed application, filing fee and
copy of the music you wish to copyright either in the form of sheet music or a
recording to the Library of Congress Copyright Office. The copy of your music
will be stored as a matter of public record.
Step 3:
Understand that by copyrighting your music
through the Copyright Office, you gain the protection of the Nigeria Customs
Department from your work being imported illegally for someone Else's gain.
This falls under Intellectual Property Rights protection.
Step 4:
Know that if you choose not to register
your music, and you find someone else is profiting from it, you must register
it with the Copyright Office before you can file a lawsuit. However, having
your work registered before an infringement occurs entitles you to collect
lawyer's fees and statutory damages, instead of just actual losses, which can
mean more money for you.
Step 5:
Most importantly, to make the entire
process of copyrighting your Hip Hop music, easy, secure and 100% mistake proof,
visit Nigeria Copyright Commission get a full copy of
the procedure "Copyright Your Music". Or call on us to help you with our music lawyer.
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