Mark,

Another alternative is to register a collection of lyrics. I believe the collection can consist of as many lyrics as you have -- 40, 100, 500. You pay one registration fee for the entire collection. In 2006, I registered a collection of 27 lyrics.

If a year from now, someone records a song of yours without your permission or your copyright, you could show that the lyrics were registered as part of the collection and rightfully belong to you.

Walt


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