Well, I'm working on my 66th cd all copywritten. It really is not alot of hassle at all (used to be) anyway, you get the fed. copyright form (it's a short form) fill it in send it with a copy of the cd and your $ and you get a copyright back in the mail in about 6 weeks. What they also allow for are "collected works" so I can send a dozen (or any amount) of cds under a "the collected works volume (whatever)" and get them all under the same copyright for one fee. Here's the link to the feds: http://www.copyright.gov/register/sound.html

the second way is the "poor man's copyright" you put a copy of the cd in an envelope seal it, then trot on down to your local post office. Do a return receit requested form and go to the counter. Tell the guy you're doing a poor man's copyright. The postal guys know all about this approach. They stamp it and the return receit with a date and give it all back to you as though it had been delivered to your mail box. You take that home and stick it all in a drawer and DO NOT EVER OPEN THE ENVELOPE WITH THE CD IN IT! If you have to sue someone over it, you show up in court and it is then opened and becomes a matter of court records. This works pretty much as well as the fed one does.

Chances are unless you come up with some really innovative brilliant salable stuff you'll probably never have to worry about someone stealing it though.

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jam on,
Terry http://imjazzed.homestead.com/Index.html

[This message has been edited by trtjazz (edited 02-18-2003).]