does it cost any money to copyright something?

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i have somethings i want to copyright but i dont know if it cost anymoney, if it does how much?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

No, copyrights don't cost money, unless you register them with the U.S. Copyright office. Copyrights are created automatically by operation of law when an author fixes something in a medium from which it can be retrieved.

Registrations, on the other hand, do cost money. Whether you need a registration is largely dependent upon whether you plan or expect litigation over your work. In litigation, a regisration creates a prima facie case of copyright.

Answer 3

If you create an original work, then it is copyright protected. You don't need to have federal copyright registration in order to have a copyright. However, it's highly recommended. It only costs about $30 for each application.

Answer 4

the cost is going in the direction of the learn the copyright workplace does make constructive no person else has an identical copyright. think of of it like this, you get a copyright on your psychological supplies. some years later somebody else tries to scouse borrow your thought and get their very own copyright on it. would not you prefer the copyright workplace to do the reasearch had to guard your copyright by potential of rejecting the different declare?

Answer 5

Copyright is by default, and it costs nothing. To register the copyright involves supplying copies to one or more depository libraries, depending on the country, filling out a form, and possibly paying a fee. You don't say what country you're in.

US: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
UK: http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/assessment/

Answer 6

of course, you have to pay to protect yourself.