Copywriting My Work?

Question

I want to post my stories and papers online but I fear that someone could take them and post them as their own.

Is there somewhere where or some way I can Copywrite them online?

Answer 1

Be careful if you do that online!!!

Answer 2

Sure, you can copyright, but the problem is who will "police" this for you? There is a "poor-man's" copyright, where you mail your work to yourself. The postdate on a sealed envelope is proof enough of your ownership. If you want to pay, the Library of Congress will send you a packet that will require a processing fee (used to be $10/work, I don;t know what the costs are now.) That said, if you go to all this trouble, someone could still usurp your work, say, in China, and you would have absolutely no legal recourse at all. (Personal experience here!) Send your stuff to publishers - why wait? Display the rejection letters proudly - especially when you get one acceptance! Persistence persistence persistence...good luck!

Answer 3

yes --- but first of all its copyrighting, not writing, because you are restricting the *right* to copy it without permission.

It generally costs $30 to copyright something, depending on what it is and it's length, but it is not all that expensive and really helps with left.

By international law, anything that is created is automatically copyrighted to it's creator under the artists protections, but getting it legally copyrighted helps significantly to prove your case if someone steals it or uses it without permission

Answer 4

One's work is copyrighted from the minute you write it.
See: copyright.gov for more information.

Answer 5

Write it, put your name on it, and put Copyright 2007 on it, and legally it's copyrighted.

Answer 6

go to the city hall!

good luck!