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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.
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the U.S. Copyright Office has
no subsidiary registration facilities
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the U.S. Copyright Office has
only a single website -
www.copyright.gov
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if
it is not a U.S. Copyright Office registration, it is not a copyright
registration
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only copyright registrations
with the U.S. Copyright Office provide statutory protections
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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
questions, inquiries
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contact the firm
(all contact modes) or call 312.419.8055
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