When will you received your US Copyright Certificate?
I filed a copyright application using Click and Copyright servicesway back 2 years ago. The application consists of the following:
a. ) 34 works with mp3 audio samples
b.) Each of those 34 songs are accompanied with words and music/chords.
With that single application (Form PA) even consisting of 34 songs, I only paid $119 dollars for a verified package. The online copyright application directly to the copyright office (using eco) still did not exist in those years and it seems that the only best solution is to use third party copyright processors (like Click and Copyright) since the copyright office in the US will not accept credit card payments, cash in the mail and Western union payments. They only accept payments by money order but unfortunately international money order is not available in the Philippines during that time.
Anyway it was a great application and for the first time I have copyrighted everything in my catalog in the US Copyright office.So if you asked when did I received my US Copyright certificate after they received my work two years ago?I just received it this month (June 2010).
So it took two years for copyright office to process and send the certificate from US to Philippines. Nevertheless, now that I received it it made me happy. My first copyright application is using Form PA (Song copyright) because I need to establish that I own both lyrics and music in my entire catalog as a music publisher. If you are interested in knowing my catalog registration number in the copyright office here it is:
Copyright Registration number: Pau003452626
Type: Song Copyright (Music and Lyrics)
Effective date of registration: April 25, 2008
Year of completion: 2008
Author: Emerson Roble Maningo
You can also search that information online in the US Copyright database and search by registration number.
Now that I am also producing studio recorded versions of my catalog, I filed another copyright application last year and it was reflected immediately on their online copyright databases (max 6 months from online application, you will received the copyright certificate which way faster than using third party services). The information is here:
Copyright Registration number: SR0000623064
Type: Sound Recording
Effective date of registration: February 18, 2009
Number of songs included in the catalog: The recorded version of those songs you can hear in my music publishing website: www.musicforlicense.net
Why am I applying both Form PA and Form SR?This is for best protection and best suited if you are an independent music publisher and a recording producer at the same time. This makes licensing very quick because I have all the rights for both recording and the underlying song copyrights. If anyone is interested in using my works, I can immediately issue them a license without any difficulties (just what you see in my music licensing website).
