>The alternative would be to release the songs as public domain like Tom Lehrer In the United States, authors cannot put creative works in the public domain. T

>The alternative would be to release the songs as public domain like Tom Lehrer In the United States, authors cannot put creative works in the public domain. The concept of abandoning copyright doesn't exist in US law. At best, copyright holders can license their works permissively. Be aware that authors (except work-for-hires) and their heirs have an inalienable statutory right of termination, which allows them to terminate copyright transfers and licenses in certain circumstances.