From the course: Music Law: Copyrighting a Song

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Limitation of claim

Limitation of claim

From the course: Music Law: Copyrighting a Song

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Limitation of claim

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- The goal of this next section is to limit your claim only to the original material you have created and to instruct the copyright office to ignore what you didn't create. You do not need to complete this next section unless a song you're registering contains material from a source other than the songwriter's. For example, it includes musical samples or lyrics from classic poems, or if the song you're registering is a new version of a previously published or registered song. If you haven't used other sources or previously registered songs, click continue. If you were using pre-existing material, check the appropriate box or boxes under Material Excluded. For example, if you were using lyrics derived from a speech by Abraham Lincoln, then under Material Excluded, you would check the lyrics box to indicate you were excluding certain lyrics. If you were using an instrumental music sample from a jazz album, you would check the music box. You can explain these uses with the box marked…

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