How to Copyright

Video Transcript

"You have just finished writing a short story, and you think, maybe I should copyright this to protect myself, but how do you do that. Hello, I'm Robert Todd, and I'm here to answer the question, how do I obtain a copyright? Well the first thing I would direct you to doing is going to the website of the U.S. Copyright Office, which can be found at, www.copyright.gov, which will answer most of your questions. Remember that a copyright is a constitutional guarantee of the authorship of a work of art, or medium of expression, it covers both published and unpublished works, but it's a very specialized area, and if you don't know what you're doing, you can get into a lot of trouble. I would recommend that after you go to the website and you look at the questions, that you consider hiring a specialist who works in copyrights. I'm Robert Todd, and thank you for watching."