Originally Posted by: CSchlegelWelcome to the site. :)

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

You can also use the "old school poor man's copyright": send yourself a registered mail copy of your tune(s). The postmark on an unopened mailing has been used as legal proof of original copyright status.

Have fun!

That can actually be defeated by mailing an unsealed envelope, flap tucked inside and when you receive it, post mark with date is on it, you can then put anything in there then seal it up.

I thought that a copy right by law exists the minute the original work is published..so with the invention of the internet and youtube, wouldn't that suffice as proof of publication?
I thought I heard of a copy right lawsuit recently of a blogger's blog being quoted and he sued for CR infringement??

But i must agree it is best to get it registered then there would be no questions and may halt a lawsuit before it would begin