what publishing and copyrighting company do you trust the most?

Answer 1

I dont deal with publishers, as a rule. I think it would kind of depend on the type of work your publishing. Photos/artwork, manifestos of anarchy, etc...

As for "copyrighting" companies, there arent any. Copyright/ownership is inferred to the creator(s) of the piece. The only time the creator is not the copyright holder, is if there is an agreement making another the recipient of copyright.

Like, a company hires an artist/photographer to create a piece, and an agreement specifically states the copyright goes to a specific person/business.

There is no need for a company to "copyright" a piece for the artist.

You can register a piece, with the feds (www.copyright.gov), but it doesnt give it any additional protections. The office is used mostly for things like corporate logos, etc..., to give some record of the piece, if a legal matter should develope.

Answer 2

There's no such thing as a copyrighting company, as far as I know.

As for publishing companies, I'd say the mainstream publishers are all pretty trustworthy.

However, self-publishing houses are a different kettle of fish. Most of them are scams, or at least sharks.

You can check out Preditors and Editors (link on my blog) which lists all the publishers with warnings about the dodgy ones.

Personally, I like Lulu.com, because they explain everything upfront so you're under no illusions about the cost or what they do for you. I like honesty!

Marisa
http://www.getthatnovelpublished.blogspot.com/

Answer 3

I don't understand the question. I've dealt with a lot of publishing companies, they hired me to take photos for their books, both interior and covers...but I'm not sure what you're asking.