Why you should always register your copyright.
What is copyright?
Copyright is the set of exclusive rights granted to the creator of a particular work. These rights include the right to reproduce the work, distribute copies, and create new works based on the original work. Copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years, and can protect such things as:
- Literary works
- Software code
- Music compositions, sound recordings
- Visual works
- Films, television shows
- Architectural works, and
- any original work of authorship
While copyright registration is not necessary to own a copyright, it is required to enforce your rights and to control the use of your work.
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September 27th, 2008 at 11:32 am
[...] Subterranean Horizon had worn a price tag and shown in a commercial gallery (or if the artists had applied formally through the copyright office for their nonprofit temporary installation), the artists could sue for copyright [...]
March 10th, 2009 at 8:42 am
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May 19th, 2009 at 11:48 am
[...] medium of expression” (such as a CD, DVD, book, or painting), that copyright is fairly meaningless without a registration from the Library of [...]
November 21st, 2009 at 1:41 pm
[...] Copyright law, a work that is “created” (fixed in tangible form for the first time), is automatically protected from the moment of its creation for a term lasting for the author’s life, plus an additional 70 [...]