Copyright my music
Music is a deeply personal form of expression—whether you write songs for yourself, collaborate with a band, or compose purely for others to enjoy. Once a musical piece is written down as sheet music or recorded, you automatically own the rights to it. However, if you don’t take steps to copyright your work, someone else could produce a similar piece and undermine your legal claim to it. This jeopardizes your ability to receive the full benefits of your creation.
If you value your music—whether for personal reasons or as part of your livelihood—you need to ensure your rights are fully protected. Should your audience embrace your music, an unprotected composition runs the risk of being copied and even claimed by someone else. While this might not have happened yet, it’s always a possibility. That’s why obtaining copyright protection through Copyright.uk is so critical. Although the act of writing or performing music gives you an automatic copyright, you’ll still need solid proof of ownership and creation date if it’s ever challenged.
We Can Keep Your Music Safe
The most reliable way to secure your musical work is by registering and depositing it. Making a copyright deposit with Copyright.uk offers instant protection by assigning a verified creation date to your song. Anyone who later creates a composition that’s too similar must acknowledge your priority. The deposit stands as official testimony to your right of authorship.
Once you have officially filed for copyright, your protection remains valid for life. Depositing your work with Copyright.uk means it’s entrusted to a system of legal officers whose duty is to preserve all submitted documents in a way that cannot be contested or altered. If you substantially change your work, you will need to file a new deposit, ensuring that each version remains distinct. As the rightful owner, you can retrieve your music at any time to defend your intellectual property rights.
In the UK, as long as your composition is original and distinct, it qualifies for copyright protection. Still, in the event of a dispute, you must demonstrate that you are indeed its creator—and that someone else has copied it. By filing with Copyright.uk, you gain a secure archive and a verifiable date stamp, letting you quickly halt any infringement. Furthermore, once you secure copyright protection in the UK, your work is automatically covered in all 171 Berne Convention signatory countries, giving you broad international safeguards.