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to the E-Copyright Stationsm!
SAVE
$50 in legal fees on
the registration of your work with the
Copyright Office by efficiently transmitting
your information to us online through
our secure channels!
What
is E-Copyright Your Worksm?
This is a feature designed for individuals or businesses who desire affordable
legal assistance in protecting a copyrightable work. This process allows
the user to retain an experienced
attorney in order to receive professional advice and navigate the
intricacies of the law when seeking protection. This is not a "do-it-yourself"
aide. The expense of retaining an attorney initially is minimal compared
to the potential costs of correcting mistakes later. This process allows
the user to save in legal fees by reading our information and efficiently
transmitting information to us online, enabling us to pass on savings
in fees due to time saved.
How
does this process work, and what services are included?
Simply follow the 8 steps below and submit the online form to us. Your
information will be kept strictly confidential. We will review your information,
make sure your interests do not conflict with the interests of any of
our current or previous clients, and respond by e-mail with an estimate.
You will not be obligated to anything, and you will not incur any fees
until you approve our estimate and return our retainer letter with your
payment. Our services include preparation and review of your application
by an experienced
attorney who will contact you directly in order to confirm and clarify
your information, review your samples of the work, discuss whether the
strategy you are taking makes sense, offer advice on copyright notice
matters, file and monitoring the progress of your application, and review
the certificate for accuracy. After a conflict check is conducted, we
will work with you off line to be sure that your specific needs are met.
For more information, feel free to Contact
Us.
When do I remit payment?
No initial costs are involved with submitting your request. After your
information is submitted, we will contact you by e-mail to provide you
with a firm estimate. You are free to either accept or decline the estimate
by return e-mail. If you accept, we will forward our retainer letter to
you. At that time, you can return the signed letter with your payment
by check, or use our online credit card payment system. There are no hidden
costs involved.
What
are the advantages of Copyright Registration?
Copyright protection is automatically obtained upon creation and fixation
in a tangible medium. However, federal copyright registration can greatly
broaden your rights by affording you several benefits.
First, registration
establishes a public record of the copyright claim. For works of U.S.
origin, registration is necessary prior to filing a suit for infringement.
Second,if registration is made before or within 5 years of publication, registration
will establish a presumption in court of the validity of the copyright
and of the facts stated in the certificate of registration.
Furthermore,
if registration is made within 3 months after publication of the work
or prior to an infringement of the work, statutory damages and attorney's
fees will be available to the copyright owner in court actions.
Finally,
registration allows the owner of the copyright to record the registration
with the U. S. Customs Service in order to prevent the importation of
infringing copies. If protection of copyright rights is desired to be
enforced, a copyright registration should be pursued.
Step
1: Read through our information on Copyrights.
Step
2:
Please enter the following contact information:
Step
3:
Please enter the following information about the Applicant:
Name
of individual or entity who is applying for copyright registration:
Applicant's
Address:
Telephone
(day):
(evening):
Fax:
Email:
Confirm
email:
Applicant's
entity type:
Individual
Sole proprietor
Corporation
Not-for-profit corporation
Partnership - specify type:
Limited liability company
Other - specify:
If
individual, indicate citizenship:
If
a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, indicate
state and country of incorporation or organization:
Indicate
full name and title (and address if different from above)
of person (either the individual, corporate officer, or general
partner) who will sign our engagement letter and be responsible
for our billings:
Phone:
Step
4:
Exact
title of the work you wish to register
(a title is required - if none exists, one must be created):
Any previous
or alternative titles:
IF
the work is a nondramatic literary work or a work in the visual arts,
AND the work was created as a contribution to a periodical, serial,
or collection, provide the following information about the collective
work in which the contribution appeared:
Title:
If published
in a periodical or serial, indicate the volume, number, issue date, and
page numbers on which the work appeared:
Nature
of the work (if a combination, list all and indicate which is predominant):
Nondramatic
literary works:
Performing
Arts works to be performed directly before audience or for recording
Sound
recording
Visual
Arts works
List
additional categories and indicate which is predominant:
Step
5:
How many
individuals contributed to the work?
Provide
the following information for each individual who contributed to the creation
of the work:
1st
individual:
Full
legal name:
Year
of Birth:
Year
of Death:
Citizenship:
Domicile
or Residence:
Is
the individual's contribution to the work anonymous (no name is
placed on copies of the work)?
yes
no
Is
the individual's contribution to the work pseudonymous (a fictitious
name is placed on copies in lieu of the actual name of the individual)?
yes
no
Describe
the amount of contribution to the work from this individual ("entire"
work, or describe the portion contributed):
Describe
the nature of the work contributed (if a combination, list all
and indicate which is predominant):
Nondramatic
literary works:
Performing
Arts works to be performed directly before audience or for
recording
Sound
recording
Visual
Arts works
List
additional categories and indicate which is predominant:
2nd
individual:
Full
legal name:
Year
of Birth:
Year
of Death:
Citizenship:
Domicile
or Residence:
Is
the individual's contribution to the work anonymous (no name is
placed on copies of the work)?
yes
no
Is
the individual's contribution to the work pseudonymous (a fictitious
name is placed on copies in lieu of the actual name of the individual)?
yes
no
Describe
the amount of contribution to the work from this individual ("entire"
work, or describe the portion contributed):
Describe
the nature of the work contributed (if a combination, list all
and indicate which is predominant):
Nondramatic
literary works:
Performing
Arts works to be performed directly before audience or for
recording
Sound
recording
Visual
Arts works
List
additional categories and indicate which is predominant:
3rd
individual:
Full
legal name:
Year
of Birth:
Year
of Death:
Citizenship:
Domicile
or Residence:
Is
the individual's contribution to the work anonymous (no name is
placed on copies of the work)?
yes
no
Is
the individual's contribution to the work pseudonymous (a fictitious
name is placed on copies in lieu of the actual name of the individual)?
yes
no
Describe
the amount of contribution to the work from this individual ("entire"
work, or describe the portion contributed):
Describe
the nature of the work contributed (if a combination, list all
and indicate which is predominant):
Nondramatic
literary works:
Performing
Arts works to be performed directly before audience or for
recording
Sound
recording
Visual
Arts works
List
additional categories and indicate which is predominant:
(If more
than 3 individuals were involved, we will discuss the details with you
off line.)
With respect
to each individual listed above, is the work a "work made for hire?"
A
"work made for hire" is a work prepared by an employee within the scope
of employment, or a work specially ordered or commissioned IF the parties
expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the work
will be considered a work made for hire (If you need assistance with
documents, Contact
Us)
If
yes for any of the above, provide the following information to the
extent applicable with respect to the employer who ordered the work
(if different for different individuals, please Contact
Us):
Full
legal name:
Year
of Birth:
Year
of Death:
Citizenship:
Domicile
or residence:
STEP
6:
Indicate
the year in which the entire work, as being registered, was created.
This
should be the year in which the work, in its current form, was first
fixed in a copy or phonorecord. For ongoing works, the year of completion
in its current form should be used.
"Publication"
is the distribution of copies or phonorecords of a work to the public
by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending.
The offering to distribute copies or phonorecords to a group of persons
for purposes of further distribution, public performance, or public
display constitutes publication. A public performance or display of
a work does not of itself constitute publication.
If and
only if the work has been published:
Exact
date of first publication:
Month:
Day:
Year:
Nation
in which first published:
STEP
7:
Provide
the full legal name of the claimant, i.e.,
the individual or entity claiming rights to this registration. If different
from individuals listed in STEP 5 above, clearly explain how the
claimant obtained the rights (written contract, will or inheritance, other
- explain). If you need assistance with transfer documents, Contact
Us.
Has a
previous registration for this work, or an earlier version of this work,
been sought?
yes
no
If
you answered "yes":
Previous registration number:
Year
of previous registration:
Reason
for current registration (check one only):
First published edition of work previously registered in unpublished
form
This
is the first application submitted by this claimant
This is a changed version of the work.
If this
work is a derivative work or a compilation based on a previous work or
multiple previous works, identify the previous work or works on which
it is based, and explain what material has been added or changed in which
copyright protection is being claimed:
Indicate
any additional information or instructions so that we can understand your
situation and help meet your needs:
Step
8: Read
this Important Notice:
The
use of the E-Copyright Your Worksm
system does not establish an attorney-client relationship until an engagement
letter is signed by the attorney and client. However, your information
will be kept strictly confidential. The use of the E-Copyright Your
Worksm
system does not in any way constitute legal advice and should not be
relied upon to create a legally sound application for registration or
portion thereof without engaging qualified counsel to review, revise,
and complete the application. The applicant is solely responsible for
the accuracy of the information submitted. Inaccurate information can
result in a loss of rights to a registration and criminal penalties.
Use
of the E-Copyright Your Worksm
system and submission of your information is not an actual filing of
an application for registration. Your information must be processed
in order to create and file such an application. You are advised to
seek legal counsel regarding copyright notice matters and transfer of
rights documents.
After your information is submitted, we will contact you with an estimate.
If accepted, you will be asked to sign our retainer letter and return
it with a check and the required copies of your work for deposit with
the Copyright Office (of which you will be informed).
No
fees will be incurred prior to your acceptance of our estimate.
Are
you ready to submit your information?
Note:
If you do not submit, your information will not be saved.
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