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How can I copyright my own writing? In the US, your work is automatically copyrighted as soon as it is put in "tangible" form, such as writing it down or creating an electronic version of it. To ensure that you have the fullest protection available, you need to register your works with the US Copyright Office.

In general, all you need to do is create a work of authorship and write it down or otherwise record it somewhere. This will automatically create copyright protections. In theory, you do not need to own the original copy in order to own the copyright.

Fees Registration of a claim in an original work of authorshipStandard Application$65Paper Filing (Forms PA, SR, TX, VA, SE)$125Registration of a claim in a group of unpublished works$85Registration of a claim in a group of published photographs or a claim in a group of unpublished photographs$5523 more rows

Which form should I use? Online registration through the electronic Copyright Office (eCO) is the preferred way to register basic claims. Paper versions of Form TX (literary works); Form VA (visual arts works); Form PA (performing arts); Form SR (sound recordings) are available on the Copyright Office website.

Copyrights Are Quick and Easy To Make There are only four simple components you need to include: The copyright symbol © or the word ?copyright? The name of the copyright owner or author of the work. The year the content was published, which can be different from the year of creation.

Order forms and other publications from Library of Congress, Copyright Office- COPUBS, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20559 or call (202) 707-9100 or 1-877-476-0778 (toll free). Access and download circulars and other information from the Copyright Office website at .copyright.gov.