diff --git a/src/kits/media/MediaFile.cpp b/src/kits/media/MediaFile.cpp
index f04dc7121f..23cfe3cb6e 100644
--- a/src/kits/media/MediaFile.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/media/MediaFile.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,9 @@ BMediaFile::AddCopyright(const char* copyright)
 	if (fWriter == NULL)
 		return B_NO_INIT;
 
-	return fWriter->SetCopyright(copyright);
+	BMetaData* data = new BMetaData();
+	data->SetString(kCopyright, copyright);
+	return fWriter->SetMetaData(data);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/kits/media/MediaTrack.cpp b/src/kits/media/MediaTrack.cpp
index fe5f76131e..496e6395a4 100644
--- a/src/kits/media/MediaTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/media/MediaTrack.cpp
@@ -631,7 +631,9 @@ BMediaTrack::AddCopyright(const char* copyright)
 	if (fWriter == NULL)
 		return B_NO_INIT;
 
-	return fWriter->SetCopyright(fStream, copyright);
+	BMetaData* data = new BMetaData();
+	data->SetString(kCopyright, copyright);
+	return fWriter->SetMetaData(data);
 }