diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongdialog.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongdialog.py
index 6abdf5f4f..a9ca71946 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongdialog.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongdialog.py
@@ -218,12 +218,12 @@ class Ui_EditSongDialog(object):
         self.rights_layout.setObjectName('rights_layout')
         self.copyright_layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
         self.copyright_layout.setObjectName('copyright_layout')
-        self.copyright_label = QtGui.QLabel(self.rights_group_box)
-        self.copyright_label.setObjectName('copyright_label')
-        self.copyright_layout.addWidget(self.copyright_label)
         self.copyright_edit = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.rights_group_box)
         self.copyright_edit.setObjectName('copyright_edit')
         self.copyright_layout.addWidget(self.copyright_edit)
+        self.copyright_insert_button = QtGui.QToolButton(self.rights_group_box)
+        self.copyright_insert_button.setObjectName('copyright_insert_button')
+        self.copyright_layout.addWidget(self.copyright_insert_button)
         self.rights_layout.addLayout(self.copyright_layout)
         self.ccli_layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
         self.ccli_layout.setObjectName('ccli_layout')
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class Ui_EditSongDialog(object):
         self.theme_group_box.setTitle(UiStrings().Theme)
         self.theme_add_button.setText(translate('SongsPlugin.EditSongForm', 'New &Theme'))
         self.rights_group_box.setTitle(translate('SongsPlugin.EditSongForm', 'Copyright Information'))
-        self.copyright_label.setText(translate('SongsPlugin.EditSongForm', 'Copyright:'))
+        self.copyright_insert_button.setText(SongStrings.CopyrightSymbol)
         self.ccli_label.setText(UiStrings().CCLINumberLabel)
         self.comments_group_box.setTitle(translate('SongsPlugin.EditSongForm', 'Comments'))
         self.song_tab_widget.setTabText(self.song_tab_widget.indexOf(self.theme_tab),
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
index 3af7522d2..2125922fe 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class EditSongForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_EditSongDialog, RegistryProperties):
         self.topic_add_button.clicked.connect(self.on_topic_add_button_clicked)
         self.topic_remove_button.clicked.connect(self.on_topic_remove_button_clicked)
         self.topics_list_view.itemClicked.connect(self.on_topic_list_view_clicked)
+        self.copyright_insert_button.clicked.connect(self.on_copyright_insert_button_triggered)
         self.verse_add_button.clicked.connect(self.on_verse_add_button_clicked)
         self.verse_list_widget.doubleClicked.connect(self.on_verse_edit_button_clicked)
         self.verse_edit_button.clicked.connect(self.on_verse_edit_button_clicked)
@@ -795,6 +796,18 @@ class EditSongForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_EditSongDialog, RegistryProperties):
             label_text = self.not_all_verses_used_warning
         self.warning_label.setText(label_text)
 
+    def on_copyright_insert_button_triggered(self):
+        """
+        Copyright insert button pressed
+        """
+        text = self.copyright_edit.text()
+        pos = self.copyright_edit.cursorPosition()
+        sign = SongStrings.CopyrightSymbol
+        text = text[:pos] + sign + text[pos:]
+        self.copyright_edit.setText(text)
+        self.copyright_edit.setFocus()
+        self.copyright_edit.setCursorPosition(pos + len(sign))
+
     def on_maintenance_button_clicked(self):
         """
         Maintenance button pressed
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
index c4eaa73e8..d57c8fbcc 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
@@ -506,8 +506,7 @@ class SongMediaItem(MediaManagerItem):
         if authors_translation:
             item.raw_footer.append("%s: %s" % (AuthorType.Types[AuthorType.Translation],
                                                create_separated_list(authors_translation)))
-        if song.copyright:
-            item.raw_footer.append('%s %s' % (SongStrings.CopyrightSymbol, song.copyright))
+        item.raw_footer.append(song.copyright)
         if self.display_songbook and song.book:
             item.raw_footer.append("%s #%s" % (song.book.name, song.song_number))
         if Settings().value('core/ccli number'):
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/upgrade.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/upgrade.py
index df841b39c..580ae767d 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/upgrade.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/upgrade.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 # Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA                          #
 ###############################################################################
 """
-The :mod:`upgrade` module provides a way for the database and schema that is the backend for the Songs plugin
+The :mod:`upgrade` module provides a way for the database and schema that is the
+backend for the Songs plugin
 """
 import logging
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import func, false, null, text
 from openlp.core.lib.db import get_upgrade_op
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-__version__ = 5
+__version__ = 4
 
 
 def upgrade_1(session, metadata):
@@ -118,17 +119,3 @@ def upgrade_4(session, metadata):
         op.rename_table('authors_songs_tmp', 'authors_songs')
     except OperationalError:
         log.info('Upgrade 4 has already been run')
-
-
-def upgrade_5(session, metadata):
-    """
-    Version 5 upgrade
-
-    This upgrade removes all hard-coded copyright symbols from the copyright field in the songs.
-    The copyright symbol is now being added directly in the footer.
-    """
-    try:
-        op = get_upgrade_op(session)
-        op.execute('UPDATE songs SET copyright=TRIM(REPLACE(copyright, "©", ""))')
-    except OperationalError:
-        log.info('Upgrade 5 has already been run')
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_mediaitem.py b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_mediaitem.py
index da6ae4b71..bc22a4577 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_mediaitem.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_mediaitem.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class TestMediaItem(TestCase, TestMixin):
         author_list = self.media_item.generate_footer(service_item, mock_song)
 
         # THEN: I get the following Array returned
-        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', 'Written by: my author', '© My copyright'],
+        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', 'Written by: my author', 'My copyright'],
                          'The array should be returned correctly with a song, one author and copyright')
         self.assertEqual(author_list, ['my author'],
                          'The author list should be returned correctly with one author')
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class TestMediaItem(TestCase, TestMixin):
 
         # THEN: I get the following Array returned
         self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', 'Words: another author', 'Music: my author',
-                                                   'Translation: translator',  '© My copyright'],
+                                                   'Translation: translator',  'My copyright'],
                          'The array should be returned correctly with a song, two authors and copyright')
         self.assertEqual(author_list, ['another author', 'my author', 'translator'],
                          'The author list should be returned correctly with two authors')
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class TestMediaItem(TestCase, TestMixin):
         self.media_item.generate_footer(service_item, mock_song)
 
         # THEN: I get the following Array returned
-        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', '© My copyright', 'CCLI License: 1234'],
+        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', 'My copyright', 'CCLI License: 1234'],
                          'The array should be returned correctly with a song, an author, copyright and ccli')
 
         # WHEN: I amend the CCLI value
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class TestMediaItem(TestCase, TestMixin):
         self.media_item.generate_footer(service_item, mock_song)
 
         # THEN: I would get an amended footer string
-        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', '© My copyright', 'CCLI License: 4321'],
+        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', 'My copyright', 'CCLI License: 4321'],
                          'The array should be returned correctly with a song, an author, copyright and amended ccli')
 
     def build_song_footer_base_songbook_test(self):
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ class TestMediaItem(TestCase, TestMixin):
         self.media_item.generate_footer(service_item, mock_song)
 
         # THEN: The songbook should not be in the footer
-        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', '© My copyright'])
+        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', 'My copyright'])
 
         # WHEN: I activate the "display songbook" option
         self.media_item.display_songbook = True
         self.media_item.generate_footer(service_item, mock_song)
 
         # THEN: The songbook should be in the footer
-        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', '© My copyright', 'My songbook #12'])
+        self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', 'My copyright', 'My songbook #12'])
 
     def authors_match_test(self):
         """