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Think a “Poor-Man’s Copyright” Will Secure Your Rights to Your Book? Think Again

By Guest Author Posted on November 6, 2012 Posted in Copyright No Comments Tagged with click&copyright, copyright infringement, copyright office, copyright registration, infringement, official registration, poor man copyright, poor man's copyright, register your copyright, rush copyright registration, usco

Widely referred to as a “poor-man’s copyright,” the act of mailing a copy of your own book or manuscript to yourself and leaving the package sealed is widely purported to be legal proof that you own the copyright to the …

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To Copyright or Not to Copyright: Three Reasons to Register Today

By Guest Author Posted on July 17, 2012 Posted in Copyright No Comments Tagged with copyright basics, copyright license, copyright licensing, copyright office, copyright registration, official copyright registration, official registration, registering your copyright, to copyright or not to copyright, us copyright office

While it’s true that anything copyrightable is automatically copyrighted by its creator (it’s true; check out our previous post, “Copyright Basics”) and that an official US Copyright Office registration is not legally required, it’s important that you understand how your …

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Think a “Poor-Man’s Copyright” Will Secure Your Rights to Your Book? Think Again

To Copyright or Not to Copyright: Three Reasons to Register Today