Unsigned bands need to protect themselves

Protect your intellectual property and the countless hours of hard work you put into each and every song you write. Copyright your music! Don't get ripped off by some talentless loser in search of the next big scam of his career! Seriously, is it worth it not to do it? Is it worth taking a chance? You spend countless hours writing, rewritng and perfectring your music and lyrics, so why would you leave them unprotected? It is too easy now days for someone to go online, listen to one of your songs, get the lyrics and re-create the songs that you have written or even worse, publish them and copyright them themselves. Then what? You have no proof that you wrote the songs and they get the royalties, the fruits of your hard labor. And what happens if your song becomes a hit? They make the money that you could have made. It really is not as expensive as you might think and it is not too involved. Writing a new song is more involved and time consuming than protecting the ones you already have. Seriously! I have already heard too many horror stories! For just a $35 filing fee and a few minutes of your time, you can protect your hard work. A poor mans copyright is no longer a valid form of proof of ownership in the courts any more. Protect yourself and the songs you have written. Get a copyright as soon as you can! It just might be the best investment you have ever made.

http://www.copyright.gov/register/sound.html