Copyright guides

[meherand]

Hey All,

I've written some worship songs and one of them is getting used for worship in my schools chapel services. I was advised that I should get the song copyrighted. First what are your thoughts on doing that with worship songs? Second, if its a good idea where do I go?

Thanks,

-AM

[musicianinthestates]

U.S. Copyright Office (http://www.copyright.gov)

is a good place to start.

[dmizesr]

Hey AM, it is definitely a good idea to get anything that's in the public arena copyrighted. It's not as much about someone stealing your work outright as it is protecting the integrity of your song. You want to be able to control who might do what to your "child" without your permission.

[kmckenzie]

How to Copyright a Song - wikiHow (http://www.wikihow.com/Copyright-a-Song)