COPYRIGHT

WHEN DO YOU HAVE COPYRIGHTS
You have copyrights when you register for copyrights other than that people can steal your music.

HOW LONG YOU HAVE COPYRIGHTS
For works created after January 1, 1978, copyright protection is extended during the author’s life plus an additional 70 years after the author’s death.Works registered before 1/1/1978 -95 years from the date copyright was secured. Works registered before 1/1/1923 - Copyright protection for 75 years has expired and these works are in the public domain.

COPYRIGHT TO MUSIC AND LYRICS
Having copyright to music or lyrics means that Copyright gives legal protection to certain kinds of creative work. National law in most countries protects copyright. Other people don’t have rights to the song unless they are granted or acquire them.

PUBLIC DOMAIN
Works published in the United States with a copyright date of 1922 or earlier are in the public domain in the United States.
Copyright protection outside the USA is determined by the laws of the country where you wish to use a work. Copyright protection may be 95 years from publication date, 50 to 70 years after the death of the last surviving author, or other criteria depending on where the work was first published and how the work is to be used.

RULES FOR COPYRIGHT
you can't reproduce the music or lyrics
you can't distribute the music or lyrics either for free or for money
you can't perform the music or lyrics in public
you can't play a recording of the music or lyrics in public-even if you own the CD