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1. Is your music an original work of authorship? (did you create it?) *
2. What is the title of the work you would like to copyright? *
3. Are there any other titles that have been used to identify this work?
4. What is the nature of this work? *
5. In what year was the work substantially completed? *
6. Has this work (or this substantially different version you now want to copyright) been distributed ("published") to the public? Help Yes   No
7. If so, on what date was it initially distributed to the public?
8. If distributed, in what country?
9. Has an earlier version of this work been registered with the US Copyright Office? Yes   No
10. Is this work a changed or derivative work? Help Yes   No
11. Is this work a compilation of work that is not your own? (Please answer "No" if it is a compilation of your own works) Yes   No
12. Did the primary author do this work as a work for hire? Yes   No
13. Is the author anonymous or not identified on the work? Yes   No
14. Did the author use a pseudonym? Yes   No
15. Name of Author? *
16. Address of Author? (street, city, state and zipcode) *
17. Author's date of birth? (mm/dd/yyyy) *

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The date of the author's death? (if appplicable)
19. Author's Country of Citizenship? *
20. Author's Country of Residence? *
21. Nature of author's contribution to this work? *
 
22. Ownership in a copyright initially belongs to each author of the work. In the case of a work for hire, the employer owns the copyright. However, any author can transfer or sell a copyright. For example, a writer can transfer a copyright to a publisher by contract. In addition, a copyright can be passed down by inheritance, will or gift. Has any author transferred his or her copyright to someone else? In other words, are any of the copyright owners different from the authors?

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23. Your email address? (this form can not be submitted without a complete and accurate email address) *
24. Upload music file *