Copyright is the first real recognition of your creativity
Before it earns anything, a work has to be protected and attributed to whoever created it. We have been doing this since 2001: registration, protection and management of copyright, so that the music stays yours, always and everywhere.
What copyright is.
Copyright arises at the very moment you create a work and give it a concrete form: you don’t need a stamp to “become” an author, you are one from the moment the song exists. What you do need, if anything, is to be able to prove it — and this is where registration comes in, giving the work a certain date and an unambiguous attribution.
Copyright is made up of two parts. Moral rights — being recognised as the author and defending the integrity of the work — are yours for ever: they cannot be sold and they do not expire. Economic rights — that is, the commercial exploitation of the work — last until 70 years after the author’s death and can be managed, assigned or licensed. We help you put both in order.
THE PILLARS OF COPYRIGHT
How we protect your works:
Registering the work
We register every track with a certain date and the correct attribution of writers and shares. Registration is the evidence that, in the event of a dispute or unauthorised use, shows who created the work and when. It is the foundation everything else rests on.
Who’s who in copyright
Behind every track there are different roles: the lyricist who writes the words, the composer of the music, the publisher who manages its value, the producer who owns the recording, and the performers with their neighbouring rights. We help you define who is who and which share belongs to each.
Protection and management over time
Copyright has to be defended after registration too: monitoring uses, defending moral rights, updating shares and identification data (ISWC, IPI). We make sure your work stays protected and correctly attributed over the years.
Alongside songwriters since 2001. More than 3,000 works registered and managed.
THE QUESTIONS ARTISTS ASK MOST OFTEN:
Do I have to register a track for it to be protected? No. Protection begins the moment you compose the work. Registration, however, gives you proof with a certain date: without it, proving that you are the author in a dispute is much harder.
What is the difference between copyright and neighbouring rights? Copyright concerns the composition (lyrics and music) and belongs to the lyricist and the composer. Neighbouring rights concern the recording: they belong to the producer who makes it and to the artists who perform it. They are two separate levels, both important.
What are moral rights, and can I lose them? They are the right to be recognised as the author and to protect the integrity of your work. You never lose them: they remain yours even if you assign the commercial exploitation of the track.
How long does copyright last? Economic rights last for the author’s lifetime and for 70 years after their death. Moral rights, on the other hand, never expire.
I wrote a song with other people: how are the shares divided? The share of each co-writer is agreed and is now expressed as a percentage (under SIAE’s new registration system, in force from 2026). We help you set them down correctly to avoid future disputes.
And the earnings? How do I collect what my music generates? That is the next step: distribution, royalty collection and synchronisation. We explain it on the Publishing page.