Do you copywrite your songs?

Myfreecopyright looks interesting, but I don't know how well that'd work in court. I prefer the peace of mind from registering with the gov.

Ukulele Jim said:

I prefer the peace of mind from registering with the gov.

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not a phrase you hear much these days...

Context is everything.

Another consideration: Although U.S. copyright law doesn’t require that a work must be registered with the government to get copyright protection, you can get statutory benefits, such as the ability to recover your legal costs if you prevail in a lawsuit, if you register it within a few months of publication. For musicians, that publish date is usually when a CD is released. Take a little time before the album is released to register both the music (form PA) and the recording itself (form SR) with the U.S. Copyright Office as a collection so you get the full benefit of registration as it is more cost-effective to register them as a whole than each song separately.