Music Registration: Secure Your Songs, Beats and Demos in 2 Minutes
Register your music online and get a timestamped certificate and unforgeable evidence of precedence for your tracks, lyrics, instrumentals and projects. Tunelockr makes music registration simple, fast and accessible to all independent artists.
Music registration in 3 steps: upload your file → Tunelockr creates a unique digital fingerprint → you receive a dated certificate, valid as proof in case of dispute.
Why register your music?
Music registration: what it really changes for an artist
In theory, your music is automatically protected by copyright as soon as it's created, thanks to Berne Convention. But in practice, in case of plagiarism or dispute, you must be able to prove you are the author before and not the other party.
That is exactly the role of music registration : create clear, dated, and verifiable proof of your work. With Tunelockr, this evidence is digital, time-stamped, and can be used anywhere electronic proof is accepted.
Without music registration, you risk:
- not being able to prove the prior existence of your track;
- seeing a demo sent to a contact reappear under a different name;
- unresolvable disputes between authors / beatmakers;
- difficulties defending your rights internationally.
With Tunelockr music registration:
- you have a timestamped certificate for each work;
- you can prove the prior creation of your work;
- you secure your sharing (labels, managers, artists…)
- you build a true evidence folder for your catalogue.
📌 Also read: registration & music protection
- Register your music copyright in seconds
- How to protect a track (quick solution)
- How to protect your musical works
Tunelockr does not replace rights management organisations (like the SACEM) but instead strengthens your legal position by creating technical proof of prior creation for your music registrations.
How does it work?
Tunelockr music registration: 3 simple steps
Tunelockr makes music registration ultra-simple, accessible to all independent artists, beatmakers, labels and producers.
- Create your account and log in to the app: 👉 app.tunelockr.com
- Upload the file you want to register : song, beat, lyrics, stems, DAW project, score, contract…
- Validate the music registration : Tunelockr generates a unique digital fingerprint (hash) and a timestamped registration certificate.
You then receive a proof of anteriority which you can use as evidence in a legal file, during an exchange with a lawyer, or against any third party challenging your authorship.
At any time, you can recheck a fingerprint or find your certificate in your Tunelockr account.
Complete music registration
What you can register with Tunelockr
Tunelockr music registration is not limited to the finalised song. You can protect all the elements that make up your creation:
- Full songs (mix or master WAV/MP3)
- Beats & instrumentals (hip-hop, trap, afro, pop production…)
- Lyrics and texts (rap, slam, French chanson, etc.)
- Maquettes & démos avant envoi à un label ou un manager
- Stems & pistes séparées (drums, basse, voix, synthés…)
- DAW Projects (FL Studio, Ableton, Logic Pro, etc. dans un ZIP)
- Partitions & lead sheets
- Contrats & split sheets entre co-auteurs / beatmakers / labels
🎧 Dépôt musique & fichiers audio
Vous travaillez déjà votre mix ou votre mastering ? Pensez à protéger vos versions de travail avant de les envoyer :
Comparison
Dépôt musique : Tunelockr vs autres solutions
Le dépôt musique peut se faire par plusieurs moyens. Tunelockr ne prétend pas remplacer toutes les solutions, mais apporter une réponse rapide, moderne et complémentaire.
| Solution | Speed | Type de preuve | Cost | Adaptée aux artistes indés ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic copyright | Snapshot | Non matérialisée | Free | Insuffisant seul |
| SACEM / sociétés de gestion | Slow | Enregistrement d’œuvre | €€ | Bien pour la gestion de droits |
| US Copyright Office | Slow | Enregistrement officiel | €€€ | Très solide mais lourd |
| Registered letter to oneself | Average | Contestée | € | Peu recommandée aujourd’hui |
| Dépôt musique Tunelockr | Très rapide | Preuve numérique horodatée | Accessible | Idéal pour indés & beatmakers |
Pour un focus spécifique sur ce sujet, consultez :
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Protéger sa musique : SACEM vs Tunelockr
FAQ – Dépôt musique
Questions fréquentes sur le dépôt musique avec Tunelockr
Un dépôt musique Tunelockr remplace-t-il un dépôt SACEM ?
Non. La SACEM (ou toute autre société de gestion) gère la collecte et la répartition de vos droits. Tunelockr fournit une proof of anteriority pour vos œuvres (dépôt musique numérique). Les deux approches sont complémentaires.
Le dépôt musique est-il valable à l’international ?
Oui, dans la mesure où la preuve électronique et l’horodatage sont reconnus dans de nombreuses juridictions signataires de conventions internationales (comme celles gérées par l’OMPI / WIPO). In the event of a dispute, your certificates can be presented as evidence.
Which file types can I use for a music registration?
You can register audio files (WAV, MP3, FLAC…), but also ZIP archives containing DAW projects (FL Studio, Ableton, Logic Pro…), PDFs (lyrics, sheet music), images (scanned handwritten scores), etc. What matters is that the file faithfully represents the work you wish to protect.
Do I need to register my music for each version (demo, mix, master)?
Ideally, you should protect at least:
- a first workable version (demo, structured draft),
- the final mix or master,
- the key elements (lyrics, topline, beat, etc.).
The more registrations you make as your track evolves, the more your creation history will be robust.
How long does a music registration last with Tunelockr?
There is no time limit on the registration: once the certificate is generated, it is associated with your work and its date of registration. You can access it at any time in your Tunelockr account.
Register your music in 2 minutes: start today
Your music deserves better than just relying on luck or a release date. With a Tunelockr music registration, you secure your creations before sending them to a label, manager, mastering service, or distribution platform.
In just a few clicks, you:
- get a timestamped registration certificate for your songs, beats, lyrics and projects;
- put together a solid evidence file for your catalogue;
- enjoy peace of mind in all your collaborations.
