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Get a Basic Understanding of a Copyright
What is a Copyright?
Learn the Differences Between Copyrights, Patents & Trademarks
How to Get a "Poor Man's" Copyright
Learn What is Protected Under Copyright Law
Learn What Cannot Be Protected Under Copyright Law
Why Register for a Copyright?
How to Register for a Copyright
How to Get a Copyright Application
How to Choose the Right Copyright Application Form
How to Fill Out a "TX" Copyright Application Form
How to Fill Out an "SR" Copyright Application Form
How to Send Your Documents to the Copyright Office
How to Register for a Copyright under a Pseudonym
Know When to Reapply for a Copyright
In order to publish a novel, a collection of short stories, or republish a book, a publishing company must… More
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A copyright grants the exclusive right to publish and sell a written document, photograph, work of art, or… More
Registering for a copyright will provide legal evidence of your ownership over that written work if anyone… More
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Learn about where to register for a copyright, get information about the different types of copyrights and… More
Learn how to register for a copyright with a different name, nickname, pseudonym, stage name, or pen name … More
A TX copyright application allows you to apply for a literary work copyright. Learn how to properly fill i… More
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Summary: Registering for a copyright will provide legal evidence of your ownership over that written work if anyone should try to illegally publish it or claim it as their own. Learn more about how you can keep your original, published work under your control in this free video series.
Nathan Boehme is a writer, director and editor who currently lives and works in Los Angeles. He has worked extensively as an independent filmmaker for more than 10 years, producing and...read more
"Hi, I'm Nathan Boehme writer and film director with Expert Village. In this series, it's all about copyrights. Why is it important for you to officially register for your creative work. I mean there is about a dozen ways you can document the date and time that your precious piece of art was born. So why be bothered with all the boring paper work. For starters, there are about a thousand different ways for forge the documented proof of authorship that you need to steal someones work which is probably how you got into this mess in the first place. Not to mention the fact that nobody in a courtroom is going to trust you based solely on your poor victimized puppy dog face. What you need is a paper trail one that travels from your creative work all the way back to you by the way of a partial or official establishment. Like say the United States government, this is all the boring paper work is intended to do. You can break this concept down about half of dozen different ways and run it through a bunch of complicated arguments. But let's just keep it simple and say the end of the day if you are going to ever win a battle in the courtroom where your precious work of art is at stake, you need to have your work registered officially. That's what we are going to teach you how to do."
eHow Article: Why Register for a Copyright?
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