Licensing Deals

by Joseph

I have a series of questions that I would like to have answered and if you could take some time out to answer them this would help me deeply in where I'm heading.

How much does it cost in this current year 2008 to get a song fully copyrighted?

Is this plan a good plan that I'm about to explain, for making a deal as a beginner songwriter into the music industry?

I want to make Hit Songs (Lyrics Only) and copyright them and license them to labels and artist for a fee of $50,000 + 6 cents for every time my ong is downloaded from itunes and the price of the licensing fee moves up some more every 50 songs I make.

3.) Do you have to fly out to make a licensing deal with a label and can they pay for me to fly out to their to the label for the negotiation meeting. Will they pay for me and my lawyer to fly out into that state and stay there for a while until things are settled?

4.)How long on average does licensing deals take to be closed or rather settled?

5.)When you license your song to a label what all can they do with it?

6.) How long does the label get to use your song that you licensed to them?

7.)can you take home your contract to go over it with a lawyer?

8.)Will I be able to stay in contact with a label for future purposes or other hit songs I make?

9.)Can I just make the lyrics to a song and the band or singer come up with a melody with a producer or something?

10.) Where do you get you licenses from to license your music to labels and third party members?