Can I copyright music I created?

Yes, you can copyright music you have created in Texas. Copyright law protects your original work from being used without your permission, and that includes music. In order to protect your work, you need to register it with the Copyright Office. This can be done online through the U.S. Copyright Office or in person at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. When you register your music with the Copyright Office, you’ll receive a certificate of registration. This certificate proves that the copyright is in your name, and it will be important if someone else ever tries to use your music without your permission. In Texas, you also have the right to create a “poor man’s copyright” for your music. This involves creating two copies of your music—one for the Library of Congress and one for you. Mail the copy to the Library of Congress and keep the second copy for yourself. This creates an official record of your ownership of the work. If you own the copyright to music you created, you also have the right to sell, distribute, and publicly perform it. Copyright law allows you to profit from your work and protect it from being used without your permission.

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