I need to get a copy right for my cloth design.
2007-09-24 11:26:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
In the US, you don't need to register for copyright. your work is automatically protected.
But to enforce your copyright, it helps to register it. Look at http://copyright.gov/ for the process.
2007-09-24 11:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've heard that if you send a registered mail copy to yourself and it is sealed sufficiently to indicate whether it has been opened or not and you don't open it that the post mark acts as a copyright date and provides the date at which you can attribute an original design. It would make sense that electronic files that are coded with date and Internet Protocol addresses could serve the same function but I haven't heard of any precedence in regards to that. If you plan to market your design, you may want to contact a copyright attorney or hit the law library.
2007-09-24 11:40:50 · answer #2 · answered by Jim 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You need an attorney, you simply can't do it on your own.
Copyrights take years to obtain, and are expensive. But well worth it.
Here's a link to some additional information, so you'll know what you face: http://law.freeadvice.com/intellectual_property/copyright_law/1099/
2007-09-24 11:37:54 · answer #3 · answered by Lisbeth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go talk to a paralegal about that one.
2007-09-24 11:36:00 · answer #4 · answered by his_lady_v 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will get you started:
http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/copyright/
2007-09-24 11:37:52 · answer #5 · answered by chuck_junior 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
COPY RIGHT .COM
2007-09-24 11:40:24 · answer #6 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋