You should go to the government copyright website. https://www.copyright.gov/ The registration fees are constantly changing. Before 2019 you could submit an unlimited number of songs for the same price. Now the maximum number of songs you can submit for the same price is up to ten.
You may register up to ten unpublished works by (1) completing the online application for a “Group of Unpublished Works”, (2) paying the nonrefundable filing fee, and (3) uploading a separate digital copy of each work in a separate electronic file. Do not combine your works into one PDF file. The Office may refuse registration if any works are submitted in the same file or in a physical format.
You must submit your claim through the Copyright Office’s “eCO” system, which is available here.
Fees:
| Registrations of a claim in a original work of authorship | |
| Electronic filing: | |
| Single author, same claimant, one work, not for hire | $45 |
| All other filings | $65 |
| Paper Filing (Forms PA, SR, TX, VA, SE) | $125 |
Forms for mailing Paper Filing:
| PA Forms | For lyrics and music | FormPA |
| SR Forms | For live music and videos* | FormSR |
| Con Form | Continuation form – form more room to list songs | FormCon |
*SR forms are for one performance, on a CD, DVD, Blue Ray……………..
Cheaper Method
Cost $2.00*
Send a copy of your music to yourself. The Post Office stamps the date on the envelop, which proves when the songs were written.
- Record music on CD
- Write lyrics on paper
- Mail a copy to yourself
*Cost varies and is determined by weight. The more lyric sheets in the package, the more it weighs, the more it costs.