I have music and I have lyrics but none combined I want to send them into a studio for their band to professionally piece them together for a demo. I want to know if I need copyrights prior to sending them in and if so would I own the entire song when it is finished by the studio and if I need to copyright it how much is it and how would I go about it?

If I post poems and lyrics on a web page or anywhere on the internet, is it classed as intellectual property and therefore copyright or do I need to pay to copyright my lyrics and poems before I display them for the public to read?

I am not a musician but I do have lyrics to a song. In order to copyright it, will I need the notes as well?

I am just wondering, because I have written some children's Christian songs that are to the tune of other songs. I'd like to get them put into a book that could possibly get published. Can you copyright lyrics you wrote that you put to the tune of other songs? Thanks for the help!

I have been writing my music for years and i only have lyrics not the music which i really wish i knew how to write down music but, i don't any ideas on how to sell and copyright lyrics. And how much does it cost?

I made a video with lyrics and pictures to one of the hellogoodbye songs. Is it copyright? bc some one on youtube says it is. by the way, in the details of the video i said that i do not claim any of the media involved. Another question is should i go ahead and dispute it?

Do you have to own the rights to that,beat in order for you to copyright your lyrics?

Do I need to get both the instrumental (beats) and the songs (beats+lyrics) copyrighted together, or will just copyrighting the song be enough? Will it prevent other people from using my instrumentals?

My friend is making a song and she's having a hard time trying to find lyrics.Where can I find some lyrics written by other people that are copyright free?

I Just need to know how to copyright my lyrics only jut in case my music goes to the next level.

I recently started writing a lot of songs, and I'm new at it, so I want to see what other people think of them. I'm afraid some "not-so-nice" person will come along and steal the lyrics though... so how do I go about getting them copyrighted?

i want to copyright a bunch of song lyrics in ontario, canada. how do i do this? what's the process? is there a website? thanks in advance

I want my work to be under my name. To avoid the court stuff.

I don't want to use the poor mans copyright idea, i heard that never works. What's the best way, if possible, free.

I'm trying to copyright my songs, and some of my songs have the instrumentals of other artists (i.e. Ludacris, Soulja Boy). Should I choose the option of claiming ownership of both music and lyrics, or just lyrics, although many of my songs are either acapella/have my own beat?

let's say i want to include some lyrics that are copyright protected in a painting- is that okay? i can't seem to find anything on google.

Can a musician with United States Copyrighted song, title, and lyrics that applies to all 50 states go to any copyright attorney in the USA? Lets say you live in Louisiana ,and you want a copyright attorney in Texas to handle it is that possible?

I'm only thirteen, and the past few days I've been writing songs, I've written 3 so far, and there is one I am extremely impressed with, and I would not put them up on the internet without a copyright. How can I copyright something, is it hard? Keep in mind I'm only 13!

even though you rap on someone elses beat, shouldnt you copyright ur lyrics? because what if u dont and someone steals them and makes a real song and gets famous off it? lmao samnow. so i guess i should? or does having tha lyrics already on cd make them legit ti be safe

Would mailing those to myself work, or is it more than that?