III.  Common Questions

1. Do I get paperwork?

   →  Yes. Your Registration Affidavit is automatically emailed immediately after you send us your original material. You are also directed to an online copy which you can save or print.

2. I have just one song to register. How much does that cost?

   →  The $29.95 fee buys one Affidavit, which can hold up to 4 song files, whether you use all 4 song slots or not. So that single fee applies whether 1, 2, 3, or 4 songs are submitted together. (Songs submitted after the Affidavit is issued require a new Affidavit.)

3. Is my registered work published online?

   →  We don't publish your actual songs (so hackers can't steal them), only important registration information about them (your name, titles, registration dates and numbers). To access that, click the "Find Songs" tab on our home page.

4. Are my songs really copyrighted?

   →  Yes – as long as your material is original, copyright protection attaches by law as soon as it is first put into tangible form. We memorialize those key elements for you. For more info, click here and also read our FAQ #4.

5. How can I contact you?

   →  Use the 'Questions' tab in the right margin of our desktop pages, or click any "Contact Us" link on all our pages, or click here (since we deal with legal issues, all customer support is handled by email so everything can be documented, but we respond promptly).

6. What formats can I upload?

   →  All formats are listed here.

7. If I don't renew my PRIME Plan after my one year expires, do my songs stay registered?

   →  Absolutely! Renewing only affects registering NEW material.

8. Can I register lyrics only?

   →  Yes. Just leave the "music-by" box blank.

9. Can I mail in my tunes instead of uploading them?

   →  Yes – if you use the $29.95 Plan (instructions here).  No – if you use the $99.95 PRIME Plan. Prime members must use the online Uploader.

10. I'm having trouble paying, registering, or uploading.

   →  Check our HELP section here (or any red HELP button or HELP link). Or contact us here.

11. What about royalties and the new copyright laws?

   →  In 2018, the U.S. passed the Music Modernization Act which created a new database for collecting royalties from streaming services. To learn more, click here.

12. I still have questions.

   →  First see if our HELP section (see #9 above), or our more extensive FAQ and Terms, answers your question. If not, please just contact us (see #4 above).