Waiting to publish

[ameshere4u]

My client is under the belief that she can't publish anything for at least 1.5 years after filing a copyright registration. That's so long! Is there any reason to wait for a period of time to publish?

[Robert T Nicholson]

Where are you located?

What is your client's reason for this belief?

In the United States, there is no reason to delay publication.  The work is fully protected.

[CRfan]

Once the US Copyright Office ("Office") RECEIVES your correctly-filled copyright registration application, your deposit (the creative work you're registering), and payment of the application fee, your work is immediately (officially) registered, though it may take several months or longer for you to receive your Certificate of Registration (your Certificate of Registration's effective date of registration will be back-dated to the day the Office received all your materials).  REGISTRATION PROCESSING TIMES: copyright.gov/registration/docs/processing-times-faqs.pdf

"You do not have to receive your certificate of registration before you publish or produce your work."  See copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf (page 5).