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Question: Do I have to register with your office to be protected?

Answer:No. In general, registration is voluntary. Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work.


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Question: What are the fines for copyright infringment?

Answer:Anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for statutory damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and that amount may be increased up to $150,000 for each.




Question: Can I submit my manuscript on a computer disk?

Answer:"No. Floppy disks and other removal media such as Zip disks, except for CD-ROMs are not acceptable. Therefore, the Copyright Office still generally requires a printed copy or audio recording of the work for deposit. "




Question: How do I get permission to use somebody else's work?

Answer:You can ask for it. If you know who the copyright owner is, you may contact the owner directly. If you are not certain about the ownership or have other related questions.





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Copyright News

Study Group Convenes to Discuss Exceptions to Copyright Law
The U.S. Copyright Office will then hold public hearings before submitting recommendations to the U.S. Congress.

Bill to Provide Equal Treatment Between Music Distribution Technologies
This bill is designed to create parity among the technologies so they may compete on the same playing field

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Helpful Terms

Dependent claim

Definition:
A claim in a patent that refers back to a previous claim and defines an invention that is narrower in scope than that in the previous claim. A dependent claim must be written so as to be more restricted than the technology defined in the previous claim.

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