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Under the Copyright Law, all works are automatically protected from the moment they are created, even if they are not registered. But, since it may be necessary to prove the date of authorship in case of a dispute, two steps are recommended:

• register your works with SUISA (for members)
• send yourself a recording or a score of the work by mail. The letter or package should be registered; on no account should you open it.

These steps are not indispensable for the protection of your works but they will make it easier to establish proof should the authorship and date of a work be disputed. SUISA members may download the declaration of works form here.