Copyright

What is a Copyright?

Copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of “original works of authorship” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished.

The copyright protects the form of expression rather than the subject matter of the writing. For example, a description of a machine could be copyrighted, but this would only prevent others from copying the description; it would not prevent others from writing a description of their own or from making and using the machine. Copyrights are registered by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress.

What rights does a Copyright give you?

Generally, a copyright holder has the exclusive right to:

• Reproduce (copy) the work,
• Make derivative works based on the work,
• Distribute copies of the work,
• Publicly perform the work, and
• Publicly display the work

How we can help you

We can help you register your Copyright, granting you the greatest possible protection under the United States Copyright laws.