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Do I need to register my copyright?

Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.

Copyright protection subsists from the time the work is created in fixed form. The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work. Only the author or those deriving their rights through the author can rightfully claim copyright.

What works are protected?

The following intellectual works can be copyrighted:

 Some things you should know about copyrights

 For more information about copyrights, visit the U.S. Copyright Web site.

 

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