Every creator who loves music, while enjoying the fun, you should also pay attention to protecting your own rights and interests. So how to protect your own musical works has become an important thing that needs to be solved. Below, the editor of Bajie Intellectual Property will teach you how to protect the copyright of your music works? How to protect the copyright of your music works? How to protect the copyright of your music works? First, you must first prove that the songs you write are your own. This sounds easy to say, but it’s actually quite difficult. You can prove when the song belongs to you through your original creative manuscript, the track file of the song, the person who recorded the song, and the friends who first listened to your song. Of course, the best way is to register with the Copyright Office. Secondly, the song licensing agreement must be in paper form to be effective. This is mainly for musicians who like to upload songs to websites and share them with others. Everyone likes to upload songs to music websites. When uploading, there may be a step of agreeing to upload the song. Although the agreement has a lot of content, let me tell you, it cannot prove that you have authorized the song copyright to the website. , not to mention that the website can make money from your songs, and the copyright of the songs is still in your hands. By extension, any electronic agreement related to song copyright authorization is invalid and will be considered an invalid overlord clause within China's legal framework. Third, sign the copyright licensing agreement carefully and add the terms you want to add. If you want to license the song, whether you want to license the song to a ringtone company or a record company, you must remember that the terms written in the agreement have legal effect, and the validity of other oral promises is uncertain. The protection period of musical copyrights. The protection period of musical copyrights stipulated in the Copyright Law refers to the period of protection for the songwriters, adaptors, translators and other creators of musical works to enjoy exclusive rights to the musical works they create. The term of protection expires on December 31 of the 50th year after the author's death. The deadline for collaborative works is December 31st of the 50th year after the death of the last author. Musical works that have expired can be used free of charge, but the author's personal rights such as the right to authorize the work, the right to protect the integrity of the work, and the right to modify are forever protected. How to protect the copyright of your music works? The editor will answer this question for you. If you have more questions about copyright protection, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property Rights, or contact us by phone.