The RightsClick Blog

On our blog, we aim to cut through the many complicated issues related to copyright–especially the misinformation out there! We welcome your questions or suggested topics for new posts.

  • copyright office

    Copyright Office Proposes Major Fee Increases

    The U.S. Copyright Office has published a proposed regulation that would dramatically raise fees for all copyright registration applications. For example, the “standard” application is set to go up…

  • viral video

    Even Viral Video Creators Should Register their Copyrights Sometimes

    Content creators – TikTokers, YouTubers, and other viral video makers rarely care much about their copyright rights. Because revenue is driven by engagement rather than sale or licensing the…

  • teri bloom

    Photographer Teri Bloom Endorses RightsClick

    Photographer Teri Bloom started her career in New York’s East Village capturing icons of the 1980s music scene. And like many photographers whose early works predate the digital age,…

  • visual art

    Using Photographs to Register Other Types of Visual Art

    A complete registration includes three elements: the application form, the application fee and a copy of the work being registered – known as a “deposit copy.” The basic idea…

  • 1978

    Registration Guidance for Works Made Prior to 1978

    You’ve heard and perhaps repeated to others that copyright is automatic. We here at RightsClick always remind people that while that is technically true, registration with the Copyright Office…

  • screenwriters

    Copyright Registration for Screenwriters

    Copyright registration of your screenplay, especially if you write it on spec, is a good idea. But there are some common questions and considerations that we often seen from…