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It's simple for anyone to get a copyright. You have to submit a registration with the United States Copyright Office. There is a fee that ranges from $35 to $55 and you attach a complete copy of the work.

An application containing all the necessary particulars and a statement of the particulars must be prepared in the prescribed format (FORM XIV). After logging in, click the ?Click for Online Copyright Registration? link. ... Fill out Form XIV, then click ?SAVE? to save your entered details, and proceed to Step 2.

The notion of mailing oneself a creative work to obtain copyright protection is sometimes referred to as the "poor man's copyright." But don't be fooled; the process will not yield you an enforceable copyright. And a copyright isn't much good if you can't bring suit to enforce it.

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.

14. If the work is an 'artistic work' which is used or is. capable of being used in relation to any goods, the application shall include a certificate from the Registrar of Trade Marks in terms of the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 45 of the Copyright Act, 1957.]

Open the E-Register Main page, enter your application number and enter the code shown in image but remember you should always have the correct application number for your trademark to download your certificate.