I began answering before I thought of having a more formal review of the suggestions made by others in the original thread.
Further down may be Posts that are more specific to those responses.

"Should I copyright all of my songs?"
"I just started writing songs. It is a hobby right now but I may want to pursue it as a possible career or professional avenue.
Where should I go to learn as much as possible before I make any moves?"

Most of us start out as amateur hobbyists, with a bit of something we've composed, with an instrument, or just words that we think have merit as poetry, perhaps a singable Lyric. Some time later we begin to think of transitioning from 'avocational hobbyist' to 'commercial entity', a 'vocation', a company with a product with value, salable in the marketplace.
A Song can be worth a fortune.
The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) took the concept as its slogan, its motto: "It all begins with a Song."
For every famous singer or band the Song became the vehicle they 'rode' to fame. Some wrote their own. Some found new product written and composed by those amateur hobbyists or other 'professional' Song-Writers. Some simply 'covered' product that had already been recorded and released to market, perhaps getting better distribution, or actually doing the Song better than the original. No matter how they did it, they owe the fact that you know their name to the fact that someone created a Song.
Despite thousands of years of Song-Writing, Humans have not exhausted the possibilities. There will always be another Song to be written. Someone will write a great new Song and many of us will hear it and agree that it is a great new Song. And a great new Song can be worth a fortune, the vehicle some singer or player can ride to fame and fortune of their own.
So, yes, you should Register your 'right' to 'copy' that Intellectual Property (IP) to establish your ownership of that 'right'.

"How do I get a copyright?"
In the United States, Copyright Law is Federal, and so the Library of Congress, Register of Copyrights, www.copyright.gov , is the entity with whom you Register your formal claim of your 'right' to 'copy' your Intellectual Property. There are circulars to read at the website, to educate yourself, to study this 'new' venture, transitioning from hobbyist to 'commercial endeavor', trying to bring your product to market where it can be that vehicle, for you or others, to fortune and fame.
To bring an Infringement Suit in a Federal Court requires that you have a Registration.
Your Lawyer will have to prove a Party accused of 'copying' your IP and making money had 'Access' to the product. This, again, is part of becoming a Company, not just an amateur hobbyist. Companies keep records, files, documentation of who has 'Access' to your product, who, when, where, what, why.
Each country has its own entities for Copyright Registration and most are subject to international agreements to cover the legal aspects of Copyright.

"Is it safe to post my Song here?"
A Copyright Registration documents your claim of ownership as of the day the application is received by the Register of Copyrights. Any 'Publishing' of your Product, passing it out on a street corner, printed in a book, posted on the internet, gives 'Access' to anyone in the world. Those who know the potential of a Song to earn profits may attempt to use your Song without your permission. They may become financially successful, making it worth your while to sue. Your lawyer would have to prove 'Access', how they got your Song to use it.
They may use your Song in ways you feel are demeaning or toxic for your product, politics, pornography, advertising something you don't want to be affiliated with. Copyright Registration establishes your ownership which can be proven in Court, getting a Judgment, perhaps, to get some of the money the 'misappropriating' entity has made with your IP, or getting a 'Cease and Desist' order to stop the 'Infringing' person or company from continuing to misuse your Product.
However, posting here might be worth your risk, if you're not sure about the quality of your product and want feedback. I don't see much feedback given. People may compliment your Song without telling you anything about why they like it. People may criticize your Song, telling you or not telling you exactly what they find wrong with it. Ideally you want a conversation, back and forth, eliciting specifics you can use to improve that Song and your Song-Writing in future product.
If you have Registered the work for Copyright you can be assured that, if someone should infringe on that copyright, and you can prove they had Access, you can cause them to cease and desist, or sue for the monetary profits their 'use' of your product has earned, possibly including punitive damages.

Last edited by Gary E. Andrews; 10/19/22 03:39 AM.
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