Copyright rules

Authors own the exclusive rights to their compositions, this is called a copyright, and the composition is protected for many years even if the copyright is never registered with the copyright office.  A composition is considered to be "intellectual property". The copyright may be sold, transferred, or inherited, but the copyright still endures. If any music or lyrics are still under copyright protection

- you cant reproduce the music or lyrics

- you cant distribute the music or lyrics either for free, for no profit, or for profit

- you cant perform the music or lyrics in public

- you cant play a recording of the music or lyrics in public--even if you own the CD

- you cant make a derivative work or arrangement for public use in any form