Works of sufficient originality are automatically protected as soon as they are fixed in a tangible medium (written down, recorded, etc).
In music, the lyrics and music can be registered separately or together, and sound recordings have their own rights.
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It is not legal. If you do not own rights to the music it is copyright infringement.
Bandcamp allows artists to choose their own copyright policies for protecting their music and creative content. Artists can set their own terms for how their work can be used and shared, including options for copyright protection and licensing.
Copyright laws protects the artist in the music industry. They prevent others for stealing music and claiming it as their own.
Music of Handel is no longer protected by copyright.
Music copyright infringement cases can be brought in civil court, but the vast majority are settled long before they reach that point.
The song itself is controlled by Music of the West, a division of Songwriters Guild of America. Each recording may have its own copyright.
Use your own original music.
The owner of a copyright in music has the exclusive right to perform the work
First, you do not need to apply for a copyright unless you plan to enforce it; your songs were copyrighted automatically the moment they were written on paper. The "music", if any, would have its own copyright once it is composed and recorded, whether it is put onto paper or not. In fact, each new sound recording of a new performance of the music is a slightly different "creation" and would have its own "sound recording" copyright, which is owned by the performers or producer.
The music industry relies on copyright protection to sustain itself.