Our free eBook, "The Active Author's Guide to Copyright Basics" covers every aspect of U.S. copyright laws. Our eBook covers the following topics:

1. What Is Copyright?
2. Who Can Claim Copyright
3. Copyright and National Origin of the Work
4. What Works Are Protected?
5. What Is Not Protected by Copyright?
6. How to Secure Copyright
7. Publication
8. Notice of Copyright
9. Form of Notice for Visually Perceptible Copies
10. Form of Notice for Phonorecords of Sound Recordings
11. Position of Notice
12. Publications Incorporating U.S. Government Works
13. Unpublished Works
14. Omission of Notice and Errors in Notice
15. How Long Copyright Protection Endures
16. Transfer of Copyright
17. Termination of Transfers
18. International Copyright Protection
19. Copyright Registration
20. Registration Procedures
21. Original Registration
22. Special Deposit Requirements
23. Unpublished Collections
24. Effective Date of Registration
25. Corrections and Amplifications of Existing Registrations
26. Mandatory Deposit for Works Published in the United States
27. Use of Mandatory Deposit to Satisfy Registration Requirements
28. Who May File an Application Form?
29. Application Forms
30. Fill-in Forms
31. Fees
32. Search of Copyright Office Records
33. For Further Information

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 This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.

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