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Songwriting & Copyright
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Songwriting Part 14 - Protecting Your Copyrights
How to Copyright Your Song
October 3, 2024 in Songwriting & Copyright
"Copyright is the body of law on which the distribution of cultural products...
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How to Release a Cover Song (Legally)
Putting a cover song on your album, releasing it as a single, and/or making it into a music video
September 17, 2020 in Songwriting & Copyright
Disclaimer: Navigating copyrights for covers can be very complicated. This is a simple article...
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Songwriting Part 16 - Framing the House the Muse Built
July 31, 2018 in Songwriting & Copyright
A well-written song is a small story in and of itself. It has characters, a plot, action, emotion, a...
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5 Tips for Crafting Drum Parts for Original Songs
February 16, 2018 in Songwriting & Copyright
5 Tips for Crafting Drum Parts for Original Songs Composing songs involves a lot of steps,...
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Register Your Singles with BDS
August 6, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
You Need To Do This! Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems is the world’s leading provider of...
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Are You Registered With BDS?
August 6, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
Ensure your songs are registered with BDS to take advantage of DAI technology. SOCAN takes...
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Songwriting Part 26 - How Co-writers Divide A Song
August 4, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
Under copyright law, as soon as one of your original song ideas is recorded on a cassette tape or the...
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Songwriting Part 25 - In Defense of Passion
August 4, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
Popular music is not rocket science. It won't save the world. It can't cure cancer. It will never take...
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Songwriting Part 24 - Elegance Through Form
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
When I was a little girl, my mother used to tell me about a very elegant and beautiful First Lady (I can't...
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Songwriting Part 23 - Essential Ingredients of Radio-Friendly Songs
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
Continued from "The Realities of Radio Play". Note: This article focuses...
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