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Originally Posted by Sabo Hey, I am trying to find out when/how/if a band's name can be copyrighted. For example i have a band with a cool name and i dont want someone to steal it haha. I don't think the name is in use by another band, at least not at the level of touring and releasing albums. At which point (over a period of time does a band's name become their own? Does it matter if two bands have the same name? Any help would be awesome. You don't copyright a band name and/or logo; you trademark it.

Originally Posted by turdadactyl I'm a regular in the drum forum. I posted a link to a very thorough article I wrote on how to register your copyrights in your music. The guys suggested I post it here too. So, here you go: Tutorial on Registering Copyrights for your Music Hope somebody finds it helpful. Excellent article. Anyone looking to register a copyright of their music should read this article (3 parts). It's by far the best one I've read to date.