This is an informative, interesting and very important blog post for not only new, but all writers. Thank you so much for sharing Claire!
The Why’s and Why Not’s of Copyright.
I’ve been surprised by the differences of copyright offered in the countries an Author resides in, along side how long it can take to get Registered Copyright, especially in the USA. So what is all the fuss about, why do some authors go for registered and other, like myself, don’t bother.
Well the answer to why I don’t bother with registered copyright is because it isn’t an option here in New Zealand. According to research I’ve done we only have what some authors call ‘The Poor Man’s Copyright.’ So are we in New Zealand as protected by International Law as others. Yes we are. So why is registered copyright so important in the USA? Why is it so slow?
In the UK they do registered copyright online. I have yet to establish if anyone world wide can apply, or if…
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Thanks for sharing this one. A lot of people don’t know how to even take the first steps to getting something copyrighted. Great job.
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I didn’t know either, and that’s why I finally decided to have a trademark and copyright lawyer do this for me. 🙂
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