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Copyright Exposed
Files On Record
Reading The Fine Print
Steps To Copyright
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Copyright protects your creation all across the nation.
Where does Copyright protect your creation?
100
No, the book nor the author were legally protected.
Were the author and book protected before the 15th Century?
100
Copyright law does not actually protect your ideas. It protects the expression of your idea.
Does copyright protect my ideas?
100
Creating a song, play, poem, etc. Anything creative.
What is the first step to registering a copyright?
200
Yes, you will get all the credit.
If your creation becomes famous, will you get credit?
200
John Barry's "The Philadelphia Spelling Book"
What was the first work registered under the federal copyright law?
200
It's okay to use parts to use parts of your work, but it's best for them to ask your permission first.
Can anyone use my work without my permission?
200
You have to complete an application and include the correct fee.
How do you register your copyright?
300
To extend protection to "historical and other prints".
Why was the Copyright Act amended in 1802?
300
You probably don't, but you can register copyright in the pictures only if you own rights to the work by will or inheritance.
I found old photos in the garage. Do I own copyright to them?
300
You send it to the Copyright Office.
Where do you send the package of your creation?
400
It was the first U.S. copyright law that established copyright relations with foreign countries.
What was The International Copyright Act?
400
Yes. "Fair use" allows you to use parts of someone else's work.
Is it okay to use 5% of someone else's work?
400
The Copyright Office receives 2,400 submissions each day.
How many submissions does the Copyright Office receive each business day?
500
He signed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
What did President Bill Clinton sign in 1998?
500
Protection begins the moment the work is created on paper, recorded, or made permanent. For certain types of work, you may want to register.
Do I have to register my copyright to secure protection?
500
Yes
Will you be assigned a number with your registration?