I would like to publish my limited work.
2007-07-26 15:59:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, poetry is creative work and protectable by copyright.
The specific process varies by country, but generally copyright takes effect on publication. In the US, a work becomes copyrighted as soon as it is "fixed in a tangible medium" (written down or recorded).
You can register the copyright to get additional protections, but the copyright takes effect automatically (as above).
2007-07-26 16:05:43 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can. All that you need do is to put, somewhere visibly on the first page, a note reading approximately: "Copyright (C) 2007 by dogs respect. All rights reserved."
2007-07-26 16:09:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can copyright poetry.
If you are in the USA, check out the rules for US copyright.
http://www.copyright.gov/
If you in some other nation, use Internet search engine to find the relevant agency in your nation to take care of this.
2007-07-26 16:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by Al Mac Wheel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can copyright nearly anything, and most of the time even if you don't officially file paperwork for a copyright the information is copywritten if you can prove you wrote it and when.
2007-07-26 16:02:03 · answer #4 · answered by S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup- go to the Library of Congress website.
2007-07-26 16:38:07 · answer #5 · answered by kaisergirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your work is technically copyrighted the moment you create it, but if it’s not registered you have no legal protection.
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/
2007-07-26 16:36:15 · answer #6 · answered by kp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a cheap way and expensive way:
CHEAP WAY:
Take a copy and mail it to yourself in an envelope certified mail, and do not open it and file it away somewhere safe.
EXPENSIVE WAY:
go to US Patent Office and have it Pattened!
2007-07-26 16:09:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋