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i wrote this poem & a bunch of songs
how do i get them copyrighted?
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As nice as Hector's answer is, it doesn't work. See the site here:
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As mentioned, anything that is yours remains yours. You keep the copyright.
HOWEVER, if you're looking to get published, you have to consider further things. Copyright is important, but if you want to get paid for your work, most companies will want first rights--in other words, you can't have published it anywhere else, the internet included. So keep that in mind as well.
Unfortunately, there's no fool-proof way to prove you own something. At this point in your life, if you're that concerned, you might want to keep your work to yourself. Otherwise, don't worry about it too much, and trust that people will respect your copyright.
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you don't have to apply to get stuff copyrighted- if it's yours and you wrote it (which you did) then it is automatically copyrighted. that way, the artist is protected because nobody else can steal their work, no matter what it is. and if you post it on the internet or get it published in a book, it's still copyrighted.
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Also, as a suggestion from a music conductor I once had:
Mail yourself a copy of the poems. Don't open the copies. If it ever comes to a court case or something big where you have to prove you wrote these and when you did, you'll have the sealed envelope postmarked to prove it. I always thought that was very clever. Hope that helped.
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The second you put it on the internet it is automatically copyrighted.
You can post them up at:
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you can post up, poems, stories, anything really. Good luck!
Hope I helped. :)
-MADLYxINxLOVE
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try that website it should help.
hope I helped ;)
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It's automatically copyrighted the moment you post it anywhere.
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