The Two Types of Work. When you record a song, you may be creating two works that are protected by copyright: a musical work and a sound recording. A sound recording and the music, lyrics, words, or other content included in the recording are separate copyright-protected works.

A copyright protects an original work of authorship, whether in writing, video, or audio form. A person infringes on a copyright if the person uses the work without permission, even if they put out a notice that they don't own the music. To be clear, simply using the work is infringement; not pretending you created it.

Your song's music and lyrics are protected by copyright as soon as you record them, even if it's just a rough recording on your cell phone. But to get the full benefit of copyright protection, including the right to sue people for infringing your copyright, you must register it with the U.S. Copyright Office.

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In the United States, songwriters can license their musical works (music and lyrics) themselves or, more commonly, assign the rights in their works to publishers and license their public performance rights (including their share of such rights) to performing rights organizations (PROs).

If you write an original song, your work can be protected with a copyright. A public utility company is a company that is owned by the government. Information the government collects in a census can help a business decide where most of its potential customers live.

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