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What If the Copyright Office Rejects a Registration Application?
It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes the Copyright Office will reject a registration application for a particular work (Title) ...

The Valancourt Books Decision and Deposit Copies
You may have seen some headlines recently announcing that the “deposit requirement” at the U.S. Copyright Office was held to ...

Why Retain the Copyright Rights if You’re Not Going to Register?
Many, if not most, creators who work for clients typically retain the copyright rights in their work. Commercial photographers and ...

DIY Copyright Registration is a Good Idea
Any attorney will tell creative professionals to register their work the U.S. Copyright Office because without timely registration, taking enforcement ...

Use Multiple Photos to Register a Single Work
When you want to register a visual work like a sculpture, painting, or jewelry, you may -- and often should ...

Copyright Q&A for Screenwriters
Co-founder David Newhoff and Pilar Alessandra, script consultant at On The Page, discuss copyright registration and other IP topics for ...
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