"Jon J. Yeager" wrote in message
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"Irene Jackson" wrote in message
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There is some information on SOCAN's website about copyright he

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/c...gd_main-e.html

The "poor man's copyright" debate has been argued to death in this
newsgroup...personally, I wouldn't think of it as much protection, but
that's just my take. Also, copyright in Canada does not protect anything
more than the title, whereas a US copyright protects the melody and
lyrics, so you might consider investing in that if you feel you have to.

I do. How much is it, and is it accessible to non-US citizens?


$30US and yes anyone can file for a US copyright. You'll need the short
form PA he
http://www.copyright.gov/forms/

IJ