Copyright Your Works
by Hugh J. Hitchcock

1. PA (Work of the Performing Arts)
1.1. PROTECTS
1.1.1. Composition / Song
1.1.2. Notes / Chords / Melodies / Lyrics
1.1.3. When someone else records the song, YOU GET PAID
1.1.4. Writer's royalties
1.2. Drawbacks:
1.2.1. Does not get you paid for the master recording, just writer's royalties
2. SR (Sound Recording)
2.1. PROTECTS
2.1.1. the Master or Recording
2.1.2. When the recording gets played on the air, YOU GET PAID
2.1.2.1. tv show
2.1.2.2. radio
2.1.2.3. record sales
2.1.3. master play royalties
2.2. Drawbacks:
2.2.1. Does not protect the song (the underlying work) from being recorded by someone else and released in a DIFFERENT sound recording