FAQ's

1. What is Copyright?
A form of protection for an authors work.

2. Why Should I Care About Copyright?
The right to control your work has become a big business and allows creative people to get paid for their work.

3. Which Works Are Protected by Copyright?
Literary works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes, pictorial, motion pictures, architectural, and sound recording works are all protected by Copyright.

4. Which Works Are Not Protected by Copyright?
Titles, names, slogans, performance not written down, calendars, measures and rulers, lists or tables, and the U.S government works are not protected by Copyright.

5. Who owns the Copyright in a work?
The author,  the employer, or joint authors if there are two or more authors on one work.

6. What is Copyright Infringement?
Anyone who exploits the author's Copyright exclusive rights.

7. When do I need Permission to copy?
You should always get permission before you intend to copy.

8. How do obtain copyright protection?
You obtain copyright protection immediately when the work is created.

9. When and how do I register a copyright?
You must register before the term of the copyright is expired with all the items in acceptable forms.

10. How long does copyright protection last?
From the moment of creation to 70 years after the authors death.