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Copyrights

Copyright Directory
About Copyrights
Who Protects Copyrights
Copyright Myths
Copyright Internet Issues
About Registrations
Copyright Consultations
Registrations & Searches
Hyperlinking
Musical Groups
No Idea Protection
No Use Control
Self-Publishing
Slogans
Idea Theft
Work For Hire

   

 

 


About Copyright Registrations


Copyright registration provides statutory protections that can be critical to enforcing your rights, including:

1.    Registration establishes a record of a copyright claim.  The registration can certified by the U.S. Copyright Office both as to both content and date, if the need arises to establish and/or protect the copyright.  Registration before a dispute arises can be invaluable.

2.    Registration is required before filing a copyright infringement action.  If the copyright is registered only when an infringement arises, the registration benefits do not attach.

3.    Registration prior to an infringement, or within three months of publication (even if not prior the infringement) permits the copyright owner to seek statutory damages and attorney fees, instead of just actual damages or profits (both of which are often difficult or impossible to prove, or down right nonexistent).  Without this edge, an infringement lawsuit often is unaffordable. 

4.    Registrations can be recorded with U.S. Customs so that infringing imports can blocked before entering the U.S. 

The registration is provided solely by the U.S. Copyright Office. 

  • the U.S. Copyright Office has no subsidiary registration facilities

  • the U.S. Copyright Office has only a single website - www.copyright.gov

  • if it is not a U.S. Copyright Office registration, it is not a copyright registration

  • only copyright registrations with the U.S. Copyright Office provide statutory protections

  • copyright rights and protections are governed solely by federal law

The U.S. Copyright Office's only website is  www.copyright.gov - note it is .gov (not .com)

other topics - no idea protection, hyperlinking, slogans, registrations, about copyrights
 

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The Law Office of Joan I. Norek
25 E. Washington Street, Suite 1400
Chicago, Illinois  60602
Tel.  312.419.8055   Fax 312.236.6686
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