I will assist with your copyright registration application

A copyright is a legal right granted to an author to protect their intellectual property from being copied without prior consent.

Copyright laws protect creative works, whereas trademark laws protect the brand's naming rights and goodwill.

Copyright protects works of original authorship such as books, songs, films, music, photographs, websites, and computer programs. Names, titles, slogans, and phrases are not protected by copyright law. These are subject matters of trademark law.

No, when a work is created and fixed in a tangible medium, it is protected by copyright law automatically. Although registration is not required, it does bring various benefits (please see the gig description).

When you register your copyright, you will receive a certificate of registration, which you can use in court to prove that you own the protected work. In a successful lawsuit, registered works may be eligible for statutory damages and attorney's costs.

Copyright protects websites, including the content (such as text, photos, audio, and video) and the design and code.

Yes, for copyright purposes, computer programs and other types of software are considered literary works.

Copyright usually lasts for the author's lifetime plus 70 years. If the author of the work died in 2000, the copyright would, in most cases, last until 2070.

Yes, you can protect up to ten works at once as long as they all share similar characteristics.

Yes, depending on the type of application, the United States Copyright Filing Fee is $65 or $85. When you review and approve the filing of your application, the US Copyright Office will charge that price.