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How to Copyright a Book (and Prove You Wrote It First)
How to copyright a book: automatic protection, registering with the U.S. Copyright Office (Form TX), and timestamping your manuscript on the blockchain as dated proof of authorship.
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How to copyright artwork: automatic protection, registering visual art with Form VA, protecting digital art and NFTs, and timestamping your work as proof of creation.
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How to copyright a poem: automatic protection, registering single poems or collections, the risk of posting online, and timestamping your work as proof of authorship.
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Short phrases and slogans cannot be copyrighted. Here is when a phrase can be trademarked, what it costs, and how to prove you used it first.
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You own the copyright in an image the moment you create it. Here is what that covers, when registration is worth the fee, and how to prove an image is yours.
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Lyrics are protected as a literary work the moment you write them down. Here is how lyrics differ from the song, when to register, and how to prove you wrote them first.
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