Poor Man Copyright.... Live Your Dreams Fix the date of your copyright. This will protect you should there be a legal ownership dispute in the future. There are several informal ways to solidify your claim without pursuing official registration, though there is no provision in copyright law regarding these methods: Mail a copy to yourself. This is known as poor mans copyright, and to do this, simply send a copy of the manuscript to yourself. The postmark will be evidence of the date of copyright. Dont open it once youve sent it, or the process will be meaningless. Show it to friends. By showing your work to friends and family—people you anticipate will be in your life for a long time to come—you will have witnesses to call on should you need them to verify the date of your copyright. Publish your work. Whether you publish on a blog, a newspaper, a magazine, or in book form, this is another method to establish you as the original author. Note that if you are a US citizen, you will need to officially register with the U.S. Copyright Office before you are able to make a claim in a US court (even if you already own a right on your work). Registration may also entitle you to statutory damages in a US legal system.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:19:00 +0000
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