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What Do I Put For First Publication Date in a Copyright Application?

by Clifford D. Hyra on July 8, 2010

Copyright applications are often relatively simple documents and carry a government processing fee of only $35 (for electronic submission). Attorney’s fees can dwarf the cost of the application itself, tempting many artists and small businesses on a budget to go it alone.
However, laypeople often put incorrect information in their copyright application, potentially delaying the processing [...]

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Can I Combine Multiple Works in a Single Copyright Application?

by Clifford D. Hyra on July 7, 2010

Although copyright applications are relatively inexpensive- $35 if filing online- it can be expensive and time consuming to register a large number of works. A series of photographs, paintings or sculptures, or web posts would be cumbersome to register one by one. If a whole series could be registered together, the savings in government fees [...]

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How Much Does a Copyright Cost?

by Clifford D. Hyra on December 3, 2009

Technically, Copyrights Themselves Are Free
Copyrights protect your creative works, such as books and other texts, recorded music, pictures and photographs, and movies and other audiovisual recordings. The owner of the copyright to a creative work has the right to prevent others from making or distributing copies of the work without permission.
Copyrights now arise automatically when [...]

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How Long Does it Take to Get a Copyright Registration?

by Clifford D. Hyra on July 6, 2009

I have discussed before the importance of registering your copyrights, which gives you the ability to enforce your copyrights.  Once you submit your application for registration, you will wait for some time before hearing back from the Copyright Office regarding your application.
What Communication You Will Receive From the Copyright Office
You will not receive an acknowledgment [...]

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