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Originally posted by Tseng


Nah, you don't need to register it to have the copyright. You only need to register the copyright if you are planning on taking legal action.

That's what I was talking about. If your work has no registered copyright, and someone steals it and you sue, you have to prove to the court that you produced the work first. In the case of music, usually one mails a physical copy (CD or tape) of the work and the musical notation (if possible) to themselves. The postmarked date is admissible as evidence in a court of law. Registering for a copyright saves you the trouble of having to do this, but it is expensive.