• COPYRIGHT and ORIGIN OF THE WORK - Copyright protection is available for all unpublished works, regardless of the nationality or domicile of the author. Published works are eligible for copyright protection in the United States if any one of the following conditions is met... ^pop (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 201 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• COPYRIGHT APPLICATION FORMS - Forms for filing a copyright or registering a copyright. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 149 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION - In general, copyright registration is a legal formality intended to make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copyright. However, registration is not a condition of copyright protection. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 130 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES - To register a work, send the following three elements, in the same envelope or package, to: Library of Congress Copyright Office 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20559-6000. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 143 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• EFFECTIVE DATE OF COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION - A copyright registration is effective on the date the Copyright Office receives all the required elements in acceptable form, regardless of how long it then takes to process the application and mail the certificate of registration. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 105 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• HOW DO I SECURE A COPYRIGHT? - The way in which copyright protection is secured is frequently misunderstood. No publication or registration or other action in the Copyright Office is required to secure copyright. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 120 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• HOW LONG DOES COPYRIGHT LAST? - A work that is created (fixed in tangible form for the first time) on or after January 1, 1978, is automatically protected from the moment of its creation and is ordinarily given a term enduring for the author's life plus an additional 70 years after the author's death. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 94 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION - There is no such thing as an "international copyright" that will automatically protect an author's writings throughout the entire world. Protection against unauthorized use in a particular country depends, basically, on the national laws of that country. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 122 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT - The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U. S. law, although it is often beneficial. Because prior law did contain such a requirement, however, the use of notice is still relevant to the copyright status of older works. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 96 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• SEARCH OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE RECORDS - The records of the Copyright Office are open for inspection and searching by the public. Moreover, on request, the Copyright Office will search its records for you. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 93 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• TRANSFER OF COPYRIGHT - Any or all of the copyright owner's exclusive rights or any subdivision of those rights may be transferred, but the transfer of exclusive rights is not valid unless that transfer is in writing and signed by the owner of the rights conveyed or such owner's duly authorized agent. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 85 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• WHAT IS COPYRIGHT? - Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship", including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 122 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• WHAT WORKS ARE NOT PROTECTED? - Several categories of material are generally not eligible for federal copyright protection. These include among others ... (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 120 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• WHAT WORKS ARE PROTECTED? - Copyright protects "original works of authorship" that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the aid of a machine or device. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 92 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• WHO CAN CLAIM COPYRIGHT? - Copyright protection starts from the time the work is created in fixed form. The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work. Only the author or those deriving their rights through the author can rightfully claim copyright. (Added: 11-Aug-2007 Hits: 121 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

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