I want to make music and broadcast it widely.  I don't want anyone to be able to steal my production so I want it copyrighted.
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Record your music on a CD. Also write down on paper all the music. If you dont know how to write get someone to write it. Go to the copyright registration office and get an application form. Fill it and submit your documents along with some fees. Your work will be copyrighted within 3 months and then you are free to broadcast your work. My personal experience in this field taught me that copyrights dont help much unless they are done by a record label. An individual is too weak to sue a big company.
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You cannot do this legally (in the US anyway, due to the DMCA of 1998).  The iTunes songs are DRM-crippled and you are denied access to your normal rights to fair use.
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You need to buy a patent. A copyright would only be available (and would be automatic and free) if your invention had artistic qualities.
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Paying for the music gives you personal rights to its use. Generally, that doesn't give you any rights to redistribute it to others. \n\nAs to the 8-seconds, it sounds like you're talking about application of the Fair Use provisions of Copyright law. These are tricky, and it's always a fuzzy area what constitutes Fair Use. Most courts still haven't come down with a bright-line rule on this issue.\n\nAnecdote: I did something similar a while back, for the equivalent of a blog (before blogs were called that). I contacted the legal/licensing department of whatever TV network or studio produced the show. Then I explained briefly that I wanted to use small clips of the music for a non-profit commentary on the show and asked what the licensing requirements are.\n\nThere is also another angle you can try. If you are broadcasting your podcast, you might be able to qualify for the mandatory broadcast licensing provisions of the copyright code. Again, this is a complex area of law and you should do a lot of research (and/or find an attorney) before trying to claim this as a defense.
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This will sound strange but before you do anything write the story and then copyright it with the Library of Congress.  If you don't you will most likely have your story stolen from you and will never be able to received any royalities if the story becomes popular with the public.  I'm not kidding....I'm a screenwriter and I know.
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Although you can copyright via the net (or get the forms through sites like: http://www.copyright.gov/forms I believe it would be in your best interest to call the copyright office at: (202) 707-3000 and have Form “PA” (performing arts), sent directly to you. For years, some people have even believed that “mailing the song to yourself” is protection of some kind. This is NOT the case (nor has it ever been). You have stated the possibility that: “I believe that the act of just post your song here is proof of authership, but does it establish ownership and what of copyright.” This is not the case either. Who is to say that one didn’t steal the song and then “post” it before the original writer? \n\nYour best bet is to simply copyright the song in a legal fashion…therefore avoiding problems down the road. \n\nA “song” is an “asset” (just like a home or a vehicle), but it is referred to as an “intellectual asset”. Just as a “deed” is to a home or a “title” is to a car…the “copyright” establishes ownership to your “intellectual asset” (that being a song). There are no tricks nor ways around it. \n\nFurther, a “copyright” does not get you “money”, but merely establishes ownership. If and when your song is “published” and “sells”, you will receive money from the publisher (whether the publisher is you or some outside entity). \n\nIn the US, if you publish material that's not registered, you can be assessed a $500 (or is it $250) fine. I assume this would only come up if you tried to sue someone. \n\nIn the US, if you sue, you have to register to sue. If you don't register until after the violation, you aren't entitled to "statutory damages and attorneys' fees", only "actual damages".\n\nAll of the information you need can be found in ONE book (which is considered to be the “bible” of the recording industry. It is called: “This Business of Music” by Krasilovsky & Shemel and published by “Billboard Books”. You can find it here at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index%3Dstripbooks%26field-keywords%3Dthis%20business%20of%20music%26results-process%3Ddefault%26dispatch%3Dsearch/ref%3Dpd%5Fsl%5Faw%5Ftops-1%5Fstripbooks%5F4345336%5F2/102-1151058-1207346 or at any major bookstore. \n\nThis book includes “all” possible information regarding the record industry (contracts and all) in great detail. This book is not a: “how to” but rather a: “what is”. I seriously recommend this specific book. It may be a bit difficult to understand at first, but it DOES encompass “all”. \n\nI hope that answers some of your questions.
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I should only become an issue if you sell them, or download them.... Since you already own all the music, and copied them and burnt them, and are giving them away for FREE you should have no problems....\n\nCongrats, and best wishes to you.
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Start by not asking how to illegally copy music from the provider on the provider's Answers page.\n\nJust a start.
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I don't think you can. This is called "copy protection" and it's designed to prevent you from breaking the law, or doing anything you're legally allowed to. They make more money that way.
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In short, if you are in the US, ... NO.\n\nRadio stations require advertising or subscriptions to help pay the fees for playing copyrighted music.  That doesn't change whether you are making money off of it or not.
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Either they buy the rights (usually from the record label) or the song is public domain.  There's no other legal way.
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If you don't upload you are less likely to get into trouble, as people who share (give as well as take) copyrighted music are far more likely to attract attention and get a lawsuit filed.\n \nPlus someone that shares say 1000s of latest chart songs is more likely to be sued than someone who has a small collection of classical and opera music.\n\nBut no it won't help prevent you from getting seen in the first place, just take my word for it you get no privacy on the internet. \n\nBut saying all this, don't stop uploading to p2p (if everyone did p2p wouldn't exist).
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It's copyrighted material and illegal to distribute it without permission.
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You can't.  You released it into the public domain and are essentially a celebrity.  You are fair game for parody.
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I have Limewire,It is completly Legal because they also have a version that you can pay for.Even if you get the free version you eont get in trouble
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pretty much anything p2p is going to be illegal.  iTunes and Rhapsody and Napster and stuff like that are the legal ones.  if you're not paying then it's probably not legal
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No. You-tubes publishers get a small right something like a copyright but not as powerful. Unless you are a super hacker you aren't getting any of those clips off of youtube