I wrote something that I'm really proud of, but I don't want anyone to take my ideas. How can I get it copywrit?
2006-08-27 09:29:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Laws are really sketchy right now, actually anything you make is automatically copywright protected... except that the laws are designed to protect companies that steal not individuals. You can find out how to get a written copywright here.
http://www.copyright.gov/
2006-08-27 09:34:40 · answer #1 · answered by perpetual_filth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what Janni says: put copies in an envelope, seal it, perhaps put some sticky tape on the flap to show it couldn't possibly have been opened or tampered with, write something across the sticky tape, such as your name and/or signature, then post the envelope to you. It will arrive date-stamped by the post office. You then put it away somewhere safe. As Janni says - if someone ever steals your work, you can prove you produced that work on that date. Only if it does come to court, don't let the other side know what date you're working with at first - at that point you will need a lawyer.
2006-08-27 18:51:31 · answer #2 · answered by Specsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree with the archaic method of mailing yourself a manuscript for copyright purposes. So do agents. Once your manuscript is in a hard-copy, printed form, it is automatically copyrighted.
But you can submit the TX form that the Copyright Office in Washington, DC, would require, along with $30 or $35 for it. It will take approximately eight months to get your registration copy from them.
Log on to the website that another poster has provided and read the applicable instructions for submitting.
2006-08-27 21:59:15 · answer #3 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can make a dated notorized copy put in a safe place as proof send yourself a certified dated envelope containing your script or write or contact the library of congress they will give u forms and for a fee keep your music or writing on record forever
2006-08-31 09:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Through a copyright lawyer
2006-08-27 16:32:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey I'm a writer with 2 novels, Eric is sort of correct, but you don't need to go to a lawyer. For my both books I posted them to myself recorded delivery and didn't open them. Put them away somewhere, and if you feel you are ripped off, it is sealed and dated.
J :)
2006-08-27 16:34:23 · answer #6 · answered by janni 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1-800-PTO-9199 (USPTO) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
2006-08-27 16:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jizzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think if you just state that it is copyrighted it makes it so
2006-08-27 16:32:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋