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[winwood]

I recently composed a dubstep piece of music that I would like to share on YouTube, but before doing so I want to make sure I get legal rights so nobody can steal it. Can I do this, and of so, how?

[curran]

It's not a patent, it's a copyright, and the material is automatically copyrighted the instant you create it. Simple add a standard copyright notice (Copyright 2012 (your name) at the beginning of your video, and you are protected.

[matchitisiw]

It's not a patent, it's a copyright, and the material is automatically copyrighted the instant you create it. Simple add a standard copyright notice (Copyright 2012 (your name) at the beginning of your video, and you are protected.

you don't get a patent.
you register your copyright.

copyright.gov

AND WHERE IN THE HELL ARE YOUR PARENTS???

[hyun-su]

I lot of the time if you mail a copy of the written or audio to yourself, the post mark on the sealed envelope will prove date of ownership in court.

see link below for legal ways

[varik]

Patents protect inventions, not songs. A song is protected by copyright.

In the USA, all creative works are automatically protected by copyright as soon as they are published. A copyright can be registered as additional protection, but it's not required. If you publish it on YouTube the fact that you uploadednit and when is the evidence.

Richard