how do you get copyrights to work of your own?

Question

or better yey where do you get it

Answer 1

Your work is copyrighted just by your creating it. Now, to protect you work you send a copy to the Library of Congress and they charge a small fee. International copyrights treaties provide protection with most countries. Ignore the message above, I think that is about patents.

Answer 2

Songbird has got it right. Just the act of publication gives you copyright protection. Go a step farther to protect against "well, I didn't know" violators by adding the "(C) Copyright 2007 John Doe". The "(C)" has legal meaning and by doing this you have clearly marked your turf. Registration with the government is not necessary.

Answer 3

Go to a legal notification office for a signature
along with a signature from a witness, and post it back to your self by collect and don't open the envelope !
Eventually you'll have to pay for a copy right but this will prove your work is yours !

Answer 4

You pay thousands of dollars to get a copy wright in just one country