Re: Re: How do I/Do I need to copyright a poem

Subject: Re: Re: Re: How do I/Do I need to copyright a poem

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: : : I read another message about copywriting songs but I was wondering about poems. I have a few that I would like to make sure that they stay mine and someone doesnt copy what I wrote. I entered one in a contest online. Is it automaticly copywrited? Any info would be helpful. Thank you : Der Stacy, : The copyright law covers what you create. I believe a copyright can be registered from up to 95 years from the creation. : Copyright registration enables enforcement. It is not in itself expensive but contiual registrations can be bothersome and add up. : Proof of what has been created may bea able to overcome questions as to true authorship, if that is in doubt. : I had a very clever client, mail a work to a friend by ceertified mail in a sealed envelope and then the client retreived the sealed envelope and kept is as evidence, in the evnent there was a problem. : Copyright has to be understood in terms of the work. It must be fully understood, it only protects the mode of expression. Not the idea. : If you have and idea for a play, movie or tv program. Protecting that goes well beyond the copyright law. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop® : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : Reality Check®

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