The sound recording copyright symbol is the symbol ℗ (the capital letter P enclosed by a circle), and is used to designate copyright in a sound recording.  The P symbol is for phonograph recordings, which is an internationally recognized symbol of protection of your recording. 

 

The symbol refers to the owner of the copyright in the sound recording and should be followed by the date of the recording or re-mastering http://www.dictionary.com/browse/remaster.

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The full notice consists of THREE elements,  in the below order.
The symbol, the year date of first publication, the name of the first owner.

     2012 M J Music

Below is an example, which shows the correct use of the symbol.
 

It is our practical advice that you should not put both symbols simultaneously on your musical works.  The two notices combined may invalidate both notices, place them separately. 

Below is an example of an INCORRECT use of the symbols. 

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     &     2012 M J Music

 

We can help you get your works protected.  We are fully aware of so many plagiarism and copyright infringement lawsuits brought against famous people, who are not outside of the laws of copyright. 

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You have worked hard on your lyrics and musical composition. 

 

You may even be afraid to share it with the big companies… For example, famous names in the limelight of copyright infringement lawsuits are Marvin Gaye vs. Pharrell Williams & Robin Thicke for Blurred Lines, The Emotions vs Mariah Carey for Thank God I Found You and more recently, Usher and Justin Beiber vs Devin “De Rico” Copeland and Mareio Overton over Somebody to Love; and Ed Sheerhan vs Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard for Photograph.

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No matter what end of the spectrum you are on, if you want your music composition and lyrics copyright protected, we can help you …