Is there a legal website where i can copyright my poems, before i pose them online?

Answer 1

they are already copyrighted when you publish them somewhere (ie online) but being as how they are word there is no real way to enforece the copyright as there is with art. With art and stuff that you put online you can put a watermark but you cant do that with lierature. Just makesure that people know not to copy it and hope for the best

Answer 2

You can do this at the US Copyright Office – see the last 2 links in the source box. The application is fairly simple & the cost is $45 per application.

Despite what others state, a "poor man's" copyright is NOT the same as registering it. Here's what the US Copyright Office has to say:

"The practice of sending a copy of your own work to yourself is sometimes called a 'poor man’s copyright.' There is no provision in the copyright law regarding any such type of protection, and it is not a substitute for registration."

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Answer 3

http://www.copyright.gov/

What does copyright protect?
Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section "What Works Are Protected."

Does my work have to be published to be protected?
Publication is not necessary for copyright protection.

http://www.copyright.gov/register/literary.html
Literary Works
Follow these steps to register your book, manuscript, online work, poetry, or other text:

Step 1
Make sure your work is a literary work. Literary works may be published or unpublished and include nondramatic textual works with or without illustrations. Computer programs and databases also are considered literary works. Here are more examples and specific information.

To register serials and periodicals, see the Serial Works instructions.

Step 2
Put into one envelope or package:

a completed application Form TX or Short Form TX and Form CON if needed (choose which form to use)
a $45 payment to "Register of Copyrights."
nonreturnable copy(ies) of the material to be registered. Read details on deposit requirements.
Please read this important notice about mail delivery disruption.

Step 3
Send the package to:

Library of Congress
Copyright Office
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20559-6000

Your registration becomes effective on the day that the Copyright Office receives your application, payment, and copy(ies) in acceptable form. If your submission is in order, you will receive a certificate of registration in approximately 4 months.

For more details about copyright, please see our information circulars.

Answer 4

If you want, you can put them in a sealed envelope and send them to yourself.. it will have a post mark and that will serve as proof that you have written it on that date.. ask them at the post office..

however, not to throw a wet blanket on anything - - there are like a million poets and 2 that make any money on them.. Poems are not easily salable items.. so, I would just do the post office thing.. if it gives you some comfort

Good luck!!

Answer 5

You can copy them and send them off in an envelope to yourself. That way there is an officially dated and sealed place that is legally proof of when they were sent.

Answer 6

The minute you wrote your poems they became copywrited. If you put them on your computer when it saved, it saved with the date you saved it. It is called intellectual property and as a result you do not need to copywrite with someone else.

Answer 7

There's this great site called fictionpress.com if you go there it will automatically copywrighed and there will be proof at the bottom of the story when you post it on the site

Answer 8

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION!! HEY, IF YOU FIND OUT ABOUT A
LEGITIMATE WEBSITE, LET ME KNOW. JUST E/MAIL ME,
PLEASE. THANKS ALOT. (SMILEY FACE FOR YOU!!)
ANGELCAT