Societies where you can register
original songs so you'll receive royalties for radio airplay, etc.:
ASCAP
BMI
SESAC
For information on how to register your original
song:
National
Copyright Office
To check on whether a name for your act is already
registered by someone else, and for information on how to obtain federal trademark
protection yourself:
US Trademark Office
If you want to know how to obtain just a State of
Colorado trademark -- or if you want to incorporate your group, file an LLC, etc.:
Colorado Secretary of State
To seek a license to record a cover, i.e., get
permission to cut a tune written and owned by someone else, when you don't want to contact the owner directly:
National
Music Publisher's Association
Songwriter's
Directory
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