Copyright registration of songs music and lyrics: Helps protect and endorse the exclusive rights which are granted by default to the author or creator of an original work. Copyright Registration will help establish and confirm the rightful and legal copyright owner as from the date of registration.
So you've scoured the internets in search of music recordings in the Public Domain and found bupkis... If only someone would have gone out and found all of the decent Public Domain recordings and collected them in one spot! If only.
Offering your work under a Creative Commons licence does not mean giving up your copyright. It means allowing more liberal use of your material, but only on certain conditions. Each Creative Commons licence comes with the same baseline user rights and restrictions.
