Copyright music and lyrics

1. When you write music, you can have copyrights so other people do not take credit for your work.

2. You have copyright from the date your work was published.

3. Having copyrights to music and lyrics means that nobody can say that your work is theirs.

4. 1922 is the current year for public domain music in the United States.

5. The difference between public domain and proof of public domain is having a copyright to the music.

6. If you want a copyright for a song or lyrics, you have to pay a certain fee and fill out certain paperwork.

7. There was a copyright case between Apple and a company called Psystar. What happened was Psystar was illegally copying, modifying, and distributing Apple's code. Also, they were charged with circumventing Apple's kernal encryption in violation of the Ditigal Millenium Copyright Act. The judge ruled that Apple was right in suing this company, and Apple won the case.