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How do you get your work copy writed?
I have written a fairy tale and want to get a copy write on it. Does anyone know how to do this?
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Well, the simple act of writing it gives you a copyright on your work. To get a *registered* copyright in the US you need to go to the US Copyright Office (linked below). They charge to register it.
A way around that is to mail your story to yourself and DONT open it. Should you find someone stealing your story, that unopened package (dated thank to the act of mailing) will prove you wrote it first in court.
Source(s): http://www.copyright.gov/register/ - BryceLv 71 decade ago
J P is right, except that the mailing-it-to-yourself-and-going-by-the-postmark doesn't stand up in a court of law. The only sure way is to register your copyright.
If you're not American, your government will have an equivalent Office. Do a Google search on "copyright" and "nameofyourcountry".
Make sure you spell "copyright" right! It has nothing to do with writing and everything to do with the writer's legal rights.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
send it to a publisher
