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Question: How do I register my copyright?

Answer:To register a work, submit a completed application form, a nonrefundable filing fee of $45, and a nonreturnable copy or copies of the work to be registered.


Glossary Terms Related To Infingement & Copyright Topics

Secondary Meaning

Definition:
A meaning for a trademark or service mark that customers associate with a particular brand of products or services. For trade symbols that are not inherently distinctive, distinctiveness must be acquired in order to be protected by a trademark or service mark.

Domain Name

Definition:
The names and words that companies designate for their registered Internet web site addresses, also referred to as a "URL."

Title Page Verso

Definition:
The back of the title page, usually containing the copyright date and other publication information.

USTR

Definition:
The U.S. Trade Representative is a a cabinet-level official, with the rank of ambassador, who is the principal adviser to the U.S. president on international trade policy.

End User Piracy

Definition:
When a business or agency purchases a limited number of licenses to use software, and then makes unauthorized copies for use by others in the organization.

Joint Authors

Definition:
The collaborating creators of a single copyrightable work who merge their separate contributions to the work. Joint authorship implies joint ownership of copyright in the work created.



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Three Defendants Sentenced in Internet Music Piracy Crackdown
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Librarian of Congress Appoints Three Copyright Royalty Judges
The judges were appointed in accordance with the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, which became effective in mid 2005

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Helpful Terms

Copyright Date

Definition:
The date of the copyright as given in the book, usually on the back of the title page. The most recent copyright date is used. Copyright is the exclusive right to publish, reproduce, and sell a literary or an artistic work.

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