No, it's not free. But a $45 fee per application is a nominal cost to protect your creative works.
Since you placed this question in Theatre & Acting, I'll assume you're interested in the Performing Arts registration.
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!
2006-07-31 02:44:24
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answered by TM Express™ 7
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http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#hsc
How to Secure a Copyright
Copyright Secured Automatically upon Creation
The way in which copyright protection is secured is frequently misunderstood. No publication or registration or other action in the Copyright Office is required to secure copyright. (See following note.) There are, however, certain definite advantages to registration. See “Copyright Registration.”
Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is “created” when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. “Copies” are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, such as books, manuscripts, sheet music, film, videotape, or microfilm. “Phonorecords” are material objects embodying fixations of sounds (excluding, by statutory definition, motion picture soundtracks), such as cassette tapes, CDs, or LPs. Thus, for example, a song (the “work”) can be fixed in sheet music (“copies”) or in phonograph disks (“phonorecords”), or both. If a work is prepared over a period of time, the part of the work that is fixed on a particular date constitutes the created work as of that date.
If a work is prepared over a period of time, the part of the work that is fixed on a particular date constitutes the created work as of that date.
2006-07-30 20:01:47
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answered by newyorkgal71 7
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yes its possible but i really know how you can get it for free trying going to google and put in how to get a free copyright and it should give you some ideas.
2006-07-30 20:59:01
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answered by <*NeKaBoO*> 2
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