3 Reasons You Should Register Your Copyright
Copyrights protect your exclusive right to distribute your “work.”
For purposes of copyright protection, a “work” can be a photograph, article, drawing, book, music, artistic work, video or film, software, map, choreography, etc.
Although merely creating a work will entitle you to copyright protection, registering your copyright provides more protection for your creative work, including:
Evidence and record of ownership.
Registering your copyright is evidence you own it and your copyright is valid.
Allows you to sue for copyright infringement.
You can only file a lawsuit for copyright infringement against someone who is distributing or using it without permission if you have registered your copyright.
Allows you to recover statutory damages and attorneys’ fees.
Once you’ve registered your copyright, you can sue the infringing party for statutory damages and attorneys’ fees.
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