US Copyright Basics
Copyright is a form of protection provided by U.S. law to authors of “original works of authorship” from the time the works are created in a fixed form. This circular provides an overview of basic facts about copyright and copyright registration with the U.S. Copyright Office. It covers Works eligible for protection; Rights of copyright owners; Who can claim copyright; and Duration of copyright.
An original work of authorship is a work that is independently created by a human author and possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity. A work is “fixed” when it is captured (either by or under the authority of an author) in a sufficiently permanent medium such that the work can be perceived, reproduced, or communicated for more than a short time. Copyright protection in the United States exists automatically from the moment the original work of authorship is fixed.
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Copyright.online is an online copyright registration service, based in the UK. Using a team of IT and legal experts, high-quality security, and advanced technology, Copyright.online aims to enable authors and copyright owners to promote and protect their original works worldwide. Our service registers authorship works by collecting them at any development stage; it stores and combines them with a unique copyright number and an official date digital certificate proving the ownership of the work. For more detailed information about Copyright.online and how it works, please contact our team of experts.