get a copyright

[GREGO]

hello,

before i put up my website I want to get a copyright for it.

however im having some trouble finding a copyright website.
does anyone know where i can get a copyright for my website for a reasonable price?

[Android]

you in fact own the copyright to anything thatyou produce (but not plagerize).
I found a great site done by a taxation lawyer that explained everything for me. I don't know what it is (I'll post it for you if I can find it-it's probably in this forum somewhere). All you have to do is put a copyright notice visible on your pages and that says "this is mine". If you want information on how to register your copyright, try http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Meanwhile, I'll keep looking. It was about a 1000-1200 word essay that read sort of like a COPYRIGHT FOR DUMMIES thing, pretty interesting.

[GREGO]

thanks for the reply.

I have found some sites that register a copyright for you but they charged 150$ for a logo and website copyright

[whkoh]

See here: http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ66.html

You can only claim punitive damages if you register with the Copyright Office. The charge is $30.

[Android]

http://ipublish.com/ilearn/lessons/copyright_00.asp
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
http://www.benedict.com/
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/copyright.html
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/23intellectprop/01copyright/
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/title17/

[GREGO]

what are punitive damages?

[GREGO]

Iv actually been to the us copyright office website about 4 times, its just confusing to me, they should lay there site out a little better.

[GREGO]

ok sorry about all of the replys!

i just checked out that site agian, can someone tell me what this means?

HOW TO SECURE A COPYRIGHT
Copyright Secured Automatically upon Creation
The way in which copyright protection is secured is frequently misunderstood. No publication or registration or other action in the Copyright Office is required to secure copyright. (See following Note.) There are, however, certain definite advantages to registration. See "Copyright Registration."

Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is "created" when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. "Copies" are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, such as books, manuscripts, sheet music, film, videotape, or microfilm. "Phonorecords" are material objects embodying fixations of sounds (excluding, by statutory definition, motion picture soundtracks), such as cassette tapes, CDs, or LPs. Thus, for example, a song (the "work") can be fixed in sheet music (" copies") or in phonograph disks (" phonorecords"), or both.

If a work is prepared over a period of time, the part of the work that is fixed on a particular date constitutes the created work as of that date.


If it means all you have to do is put a copyright notice on the bottem of a site and that copyrights it for free, then why do some poeple register copyrights? is it better to do that. if so How exactly do i register it at the us copyright office?

sorry to bother you all :p

thANKS

[Mark]

Originally posted by GREGO
hello,

before i put up my website I want to get a copyright for it.

however im having some trouble finding a copyright website.
does anyone know where i can get a copyright for my website for a reasonable price? See if this helps: http://www.whatiscopyright.org/