2006-10-14 10:23:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
What's the point? If somebody else 'stole' your name, what would you do? Take them to court? Could you afford it? Do you think you'd win?
2006-10-14 10:29:16 · answer #1 · answered by migdalski 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rule for everything: if you wrote it, and it's original, you already own the copyright on it. There are certain provisos: if your creative work is the word "piano" or a string of numbers then you can't claim copyright.
The point is that copyright is automatic. What you do next is assert your copyright by using the (c) symbol. If you use your nickname to trade, you can also put the little TM next to it - that's trade marking, not the same as copyright. What you can't do is put the little R up there - for that, you have to formally register it, and that costs cash.
The final step is arranging to prove that you were the originator. A dated, countersigned notebook is one piece of evidence that can be used.
2006-10-14 17:33:56 · answer #2 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's really unique and you're going to use it for a trademark you can write it down, put it in an envelope, seal it and have a friend sign over the signature, and mail it to yourself. Do not open it when it arrives. Just put it away in a safe place and if you ever need to prove it was yours first, the postmark serves as proof of the day your nickname was conceived. A copyright is a given in the US so all you need to do is prove you had it first. I do this with photos of my art work. I got this info from the US copyrights office.
2006-10-14 17:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by DeborahDel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't copyright your nick name. As stated by others, you may have trademark rights to your nick name, but you must be using it as a trademark. You'll often see celebrities register their names with the Patent and Trademark Office. But that's typically in one or two classifications, such as "entertainment services, namely, radio talk shows featuring performances by a radio personality" for Howard Stern.
2006-10-17 00:11:08 · answer #4 · answered by TM Guy - ooTMoo.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can not copyright a nick name, you can copy write songs, written material, photoraprahs and recordings.
You can get a name for a buisness incorporated and trade marked for business purpose.
2006-10-14 17:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you would have to register it as a logo of a company?
2006-10-14 17:33:29 · answer #6 · answered by Stevie t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot do that
2006-10-14 17:43:19 · answer #7 · answered by Adsense$Profits? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't.
2006-10-14 17:31:42 · answer #8 · answered by Joker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋