Copyright does NOT protect “ideas,” just the creative expression of the idea. For example, take the whimsical concept of “blue palm trees” -- that’s a general idea that’s NOT copyrightable! However, once you convert that idea into a painting, illustration, photograph, video, book, poem, blog, and/or other creative works (expression), that’s when you’re granted an immediate & automatic copyright. To help authenticate your copyright claim, get it IMMEDIATELY(!) registered with the US Copyright Office.
Depending on how busy they are, it might take a couple of weeks to a couple of months or so for the USCO to process your copyright registration claim. For international authors/creatives, add another two to three weeks to receive your Certificate in the mail. If you haven’t received your Certificate after four-months from filing, contact the USCO for an update.
5:20: *Copyright Registration Fees & Links:* Using the on-line copyright registration system (aka eCO - electronic Copyright Office), the typical filing fees for creative works range from $45 to $85; it’s $125 to register via the paper filing application. Register via the eCO, unless the US Copyright Office or your attorney tells you otherwise: *“Single Application”* (also known as “One Work by One Author”). If you’re registering ONE work (un-/published) where you solely authored ALL artistic components of your work (there are NO co-authors), and you’re ALSO the copyright claimant, and you’re NOT incorporating any third-party creative content (licensed or not, including Creative Commons, other FREE content, etc.), and you’re NOT a corporation or LLC (your work is not a work-for-hire project), and is NOT a derivative or collective work. In short, you created the ENTIRE work yourself. It’ll cost you $45 to register that one work via the Single Application. So, if you wrote AND illustrated a children’s book yourself and you meet the requirements above, you could register that work using the Single Application. If you want to register one video, you must have performed the entire work (actor/narrator, director, camera operation, lighting, editing, etc.). If there are other people speaking in your video, you cannot use the Standard Application. If you’re narrating your selfie video with NO ONE else speaking, you can use the Single Application. See www.copyright.gov/circs/circ11.pdf and ruclips.net/video/MkBiPQNDVBc/видео.html Otherwise, to register ONE work (un-/published) with multiple authors and/or includes creative content you didn’t create and/or is a WHF project, etc., use the *“Standard Application”* at $65: See ruclips.net/video/6gNkssUfYas/видео.html
Does this include all materials used that went into said work? If I had designed a functional piece of art ..are my hands tied if I used other products to build it like hardware..?
@@boozumbuddybulliesburgesse4324 wrote, “If I had designed a functional piece of art ..are my hands tied if I used other products to build it like hardware..?” Your question is not clear. What do you mean by a *“functional* piece of art”? US copyright does not grant copyright to “functional” items, just artistic works. You could, for example, create a (sculpture) work that incorporates wood and other materials. As long as the work is “original” to you, in that you didn’t copy (steal) it from another person AND you’ve included a sufficient amount of creativity, you’re granted an immediate & automatic copyright. To be best protected against US infringers, the next step is to IMMEDIATELY register your work with the USCO.
@@cnlicnli ‘functional’ meaning it serves more of a purpose than looking pretty or the aesthetic.. and the media that I used is for that purpose/ ‘function’..would that then require a patent or both?
@@boozumbuddybulliesburgesse4324 wrote, “‘functional’ meaning it serves more of a purpose than looking pretty or the aesthetic.. and the media that I used is for that purpose/ ‘function’..would that then require a patent or both? Consider a wrist watch and other “utilitarian” common things we use every day: They are, first and foremost, functional items; copyright does not protect “useful” items. If, however, the inside face of the watch includes a work of authorship like a drawing, illustration, or photograph that can be “separated” from the watch, then that creative work can be copyrightable, just not the watch itself. On the other hand, if you created an outdoor wave-like “bicycle rack” made out of metal tubes (to lock bikes) and identified it as a sculpture work, it would not qualify for a copyright, as once you remove its functional metal tubes, you have nothing left. If an ornamental design doesn’t fit within the scope of copyright subject matter, it may qualify for a design patent (to protect the appearance, shape, or form of a functional item).
First copy registration I did was in 84 then you had to write to the library of congress from that point they would send you an application the process was about 8-9 mos..
If you’re on-line copyright registration application & deposit do not contain any issues or mistakes, then it’s typically taking the US Copyright Office (USCO) about three-weeks or so to a couple of months or so to process and mail your Certificate of Registration to you. If you don’t receive your Certificate within three months, contact the USCO for an update. I recently registered 538 unpublished photographs at the beginning of January 2025. I received my Certificate in about ten-days. Your mileage may vary.
@chippygladson1221 wrote, “I wanted to add a logo to my product along with the name, so I need a trademark or copyright ?” If your logo and name are distinctive and identifies your product/s, you might be able to register it with the US Patent & Trademark Office (depending on the number of classes, it might cost you $1,000 to $1,500 or more - you really need an attorney to file trademarks for you). On the other hand, if your logo is creative (it includes an illustration, drawing, and/or other artistic elements), then you might be able to register it with the US Copyright Office (USCO). If your logo is merely a “wordmark” (like the name of your company/product), it’s not copyrightable no matter how fancy the typeface/font might look. The USCO filing fee to register a visual artwork (one qualified logo) is either $45 Single Application (aka “One Work By One Author”) or $65 via the Standard Application. Finally, you can choose not to register (protect) your logo, especially if it’s a very simple wordmark/design.
I would like to ask what is the difference between Creative Common CC and Copyright Office. From the standpoint of preserving the copyright of scientific research. Does this apply to the second case if I am in another country?
Creative Commons is a license that you can freely use in your own work to license your work to other parties according to its terms. A license is a legal agreement that is issued by the copyright holder for others to allow the use, copy, and modification of your work according your terms. Therefore it assumes that you are already the copyright owner of the work; and if you are not, then the license issued by you is just invalid/fraudulent.
You have the right to sue someone for copyright infringement if you DO NOT register the copyright with the copyright office, you have the right to sue for damages as well as attorneys fees without registering with the copyright office. It is illegal to require registration with any agency office or government by any agency office or government to use exercise enact or otherwise cause to be a right. Thing is, you have to perform the copyright notifications yourself.
I need to know more about my rights ..the government tries to grift off of everything and everyone I have been so ‘gun shy’ on putting myself/my work out there because I feel so ignorant about the whole process and overwhelmed So thanks for your comment
This is was very helpful video. Thank you for doing this for writers, authors, and artists. But now I am worried! I have two main questions and I hope you could help answer them. Firstly, I just completed everything that you said about filing my literary work to be copyrighted online at the Copyright Office, this was over a week ago before Thanksgiving; but you are telling me it could take three to nine months to hear back from them? Secondly, I need to get in touch with an editor/publisher before the end of the year, so I want to get the ball rolling on getting my book published. So what should I do, should I wait until I get my copyright certificate, at least that’s what my friend is telling but I don’t think I can wait that long? So the question is: should I go ahead and start with the process of getting my book published or should I wait for my copyright certificate? Please help.
Hello Aiden . I have a question about copyrights vs trademarks I make designs and logos but need to know before I present any to buyers is just a copyright needed to protect my work or should a trademark be needed .
Hey I write ✍🏾 & record music do I have to file every song I make or can I just trademark my LLC? I own an indie record label so I was wondering maybe I can have contracts for every song I make? Get it notarized, stating that I own copyrights to it through the trademark mark of my company. Bc 35-80 dollars is a lot when u have a lot of music 😅
@Zwezombietv26 wrote, “…I write & record music do I have to file every song I make or can I just trademark my LLC?” If you want to BEST protect your musical works against US-based copyright infringers, then they need to be timely (QUICKLY) registered with the US Copyright Office (USCO). By quickly registering your musical works is how you also *“presumptively prove”* (via prima facie evidence) your musical copyright creation & copyright ownership claims to a federal judge and others. In general, creative works not timely registered (either registered BEFORE the infringement begins OR registered WITHIN THREE-MONTH of the work’s first-date of publication) are difficult to enforce for money damages. As well, it’s not possible to recoup your attorney fees/legal costs against infringers without a timely copyright registration. Without a timely registration, you can only pursue actual damages (typically the missed licensing fee the infringer should have paid you) + the infringer’s disgorged profits from exploding your musical works (if any!) + you have to pay for your attorney fees. @Zwezombietv26 wrote, “I own an indie record label so I was wondering maybe I can have contracts for every song I make? Get it notarized, stating that I own copyrights to it through the trademark mark of my company.” That won’t work: You need to actually register your musical compositions and/or sound-recordings with the USCO to have legal standing (the right to pursue copyright infringers in federal court), among other legal benefits (including those addressed above). The US copyright registration system is a “vetting/examination” process to help authenticate your musical copyright validity. Like mailing a copy of your musical works in a SASE, getting it notarize won’t help, as a federal court MUST see your issued copyright “Certificate of Registration” that the USCO will mail you, assuming your work is copyrightable. @Zwezombietv26 wrote,”Bc 35-80 dollars is a lot when u have a lot of music” *Good News:* To save money on copyright filings fees, you can “group-register” certain types of musical works in one on-line copyright registration application. *To register ONE musical work:* If you created the ENTIRE musical work YOURSELF (no AI, no sampling, no third-party contributors or producers or singers or musicians, no co-authors, not a work-for-hire or corporation or LLC project), you can register it via the $45 “Single Application” or better known as *One Work by One Author.* You also have the option to register ONE composition and its corresponding sound-recording in the Single Application. If you don’t qualify for the “One Work by One Author application,” then use the $65 “Standard Application” to register your ONE work. *Registering UN-Published Works:* If your musical works are all *UN-published* (they have not been publically listed, sold, licensed, shared, or distributed), you can save money on filing fees by using the *“Group Registration for UN-published Works”* (GRUW) on-line copyright application to register two to ten UNpublished music compositions AND their corresponding sound-recordings (20 works total) for a total filing fee of $85. All GRUW works must be created by the same author or joint authors, and all of the authors must be named as copyright claimants. Again, ALL the works MUST be un-published to qualify for the GRUW application. *Registering Published Works:* If your musical compositions are published on an album, use the $65 *GRAM’s “Musical Works from an Album”* registration application to register from two to 20 musical compositions (with or without lyrics). To register your *published* sound-recordings on an album (and any accompanying photographs, artwork, and liner notes that were first-published on that very album), use the $65 *GRAM’s “Sound Recordings from an Album”* to register from two to 20 sound-recordings. You can NOT combine published compositions and published sound-recordings in the same GRAM application! Though it might be pricey to timely register your musical works, it’s probably more expensive (attorney + legal fees) to defend them without a timely registration.
Hi there, I have a question. Say if if have someone else’s music playing low in the background of my film while actors are chatting over it? Would that be considered an acceptable thing?
It depends. If the song is copyright protected, you’ll need a license from the song-writer (publisher) and/or the record label (who owns the sound-recording of the music). If you can’t really hear the music, then it’s inclusion in your film might be Fair Use. *Ideally, you really need to contact a music or film copyright attorney to review your situation and give you a legal opinion.*
Good afternoon, I am from Kazakhstan. How many types of copyrights are there? For example, I have developed a method to prevent wildfires in Los Angeles and California. Can I obtain copyright protection for my development to implement it in the USA?
When preparing your copyright registration application, you’re supposed to *disclose* any “appreciable” amount of content you didn’t create yourself. If you’ve used AI, licensed and/or Royalty-Free or Public Domain material in your work, you need to disclose that information. > there are some lyrics of a song, which I translated and changed a little bit The author of the song lyrics has the exclusive right to make *“derivative”* formations, aka foreign translated versions of their original work.
@@chuckmeow wrote, “do you also know if I could just quote the title of a song? For example: "Queen - We Will Rock you", written like this” If your story is (substantively) commenting, criticizing, or reviewing a creative work (song lyrics), and you’re only using a small portion of the original work to make a point, then your use might fall within the scope of copyright “Fair Use,” where no permission or payment would be required. BTW, song titles are NOT copyrightable. So, if “We Will Rock You" is one of Queen’s song title, then you should be fine quoting it. NOTE WELL: I’m NOT an attorney. Good luck!
@astatine0085 wrote, “So, should you change your YT channel name to include the copyright symbol?” Names & titles of things, including movies, books, and social media blog names (RUclips channels), are not copyrightable. If, however, the name of your RUclips blog is distinctive along with other legal requirements, it can be protected with a (registered) trademark. I’m pretty sure Attorney Aiden Durham’s *“All Up In Yo' Business”* branding mark (social media & business identification) has been registered with the US Patent & *Trademark Office.*
@lorenzoson880 wrote, “What is the difference the copywrigth between the U S and other countries.” The Philippines, along with the US and most all countries, belong to the “Berne Convention” (an international agreement pertaining to copyright). Both the US and the Philippines would likely have similar copyright laws. @lorenzoson880 wrote, “If for instance I live in the Philippines publish a book in the the US?” If you’re listing, selling, licensing, sharing, or further distributing your book on US selling platforms or directly to US clients, and to have STRONG United States copyright protection, you should *quickly* register your book/s with the US Copyright Office.
@TJ-spirit wrote, “What are the copyright rules and the reasons a copyright is rejected? Also how to find and fix these things? “ Not every creative work qualifies for a United States registered copyright. Works of authorship that merely includes one or two simple shapes (a square, circle, triangle, etc.), a word, short phrase, or letters/lettering, calligraphy, a tagline, mathematical and other common symbols, may not qualify. Ideally, you want to include LOTS(!) of creative/artistic expression in your work to have a STRONG copyright claim. To learn more about what works are copyrightable, search *US Copyright Office Circular #33: Works Not Protected by Copyright*
If you’ve only misspelled one word, you typically would not have to amend your original registration. If, on the other hand, you've made material deletions, additions, and/or modifications, then you would likely need to submit an updated (derivative work) registration via the $65 Standard Application. You can also contact (call!) the USCO and ask to speak with an Information Specialist in the Public Information Office.
I have spent 170 dollars trying to get some writing copy written and I am at the end of my rope. Took all images out. Sent titles and story all separated on digital files. Followed the instruction explicitly and now cases are closed. What can I expect? Can't find any indication of acceptance or rejection. Seriously considering going to a professional copy-write service.
It takes some time for them to email you back. What I did for my son was send music notes audio and 3 videos. Since I was registering 1 item, they decided to register the audio, I would have to register each video of the same song, which will cost me about 2 hundred bucks. It takes about a good month to hear anything back.
6:35 The time-frame for the US Copyright Office to process & clear your registration application can vary: www.copyright.gov/registration/docs/processing-times-faqs.pdf
Hello- I am wondering if there is any way to remove your legal name from an already registered copyright? Is there any way this can be done with the help of a copyright lawyer? Thanks so much for all your help.
@tfhfjhgkjhkjh wrote, “I am wondering if there is any way to remove your legal name from an already registered copyright? Is there any way this can be done with the help of a copyright lawyer?” You might(???) be able to change your name and other personally identifiable information (PII) on your registered works; there might also be a fee. See www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-privacy.html You can also contact the US Copyright Office (USCO) for assistance: Look for “Contact” at the top of the homepage (these email forms might take a week to get a reply). You can also call the USCO. Just scroll down to the bottom of any home page to find their numbers. You’ll want to speak to someone in the “Office of Public Information.” @tfhfjhgkjhkjh wrote, “Is there any way this can be done with the help of a copyright lawyer?” You should be able to do this without hiring an attorney. BTW, if I include too many links or phone numbers, RUclips may not post my comments.
Blogs are defined as literary works. You and other international creatives/authors can register your blogs and other literary works in your language with the US Copyright Office. In fact, you can also register your translated English versions, if you’d wish.
It’ll even cost you much more money (attorney fees!) if your work isn’t *“timely”* registered with the USCO and your actual damages and/or the infringer’s disgorged profits are limited.
This brings up multiple questions Things I need to know So I won't waste too much time So I'll ask them, now lets go! If things are really copyrighted Then here's the question that is posed! How can RUclips creators be using clips From famous TV shows? Isn't that copyright infringement? Shouldn't they all go to jail? Or does using clips not really count because the crime is such small scale? Then one final question I hope that you don't mind! (If you're rolling your eyes at this please be cool and kind!) Since these questions are being asked In a very creative way If you read them out online Could you face legal action one day? Or would I have to copyright them To keep them safe from abuse? To stop them being repeated? Without copyright they are fair use? So that's all I got And yes this poetry was bad But I've reached the end of my questions (and I bet you're glad!)😁
Utube creators get ‘slapped’ all the time with copyright infringements but that usually happens when they start getting a decent following and / the original creator has the legal capacity to enforce and usually Utube just takes the video down as far as my understanding is JLo abused her celebrity status ultimately having an account removed from tik toc just because she pointed out a couple not so flattering behaviors…that account was her livelihood not that it’s related but may have played a part, she subsequently died months later
Getting onto this website is difficult. It doesn't remember a password and username you just established. The instructions warn you that the site works best with Windows 7. This looks like an old piece of government software development that should be fixed.
Copyright Depot does *NOT* convey any legal copyright authority. US copyright is managed by the US Copyright Office. Copyright registration: www.copyright.gov/registration/
@aaronsmith7482 wrote, How fast to get a registration if I'm just submitting a wave file digitally?” The timeframe for the US Copyright Office to examine registration applications varies. As of February 2024: Assuming there are NO errors or issues with your on-line copyright registration application or copy/ies of your uploaded deposit (what you’re registering), it can take, *on average,” 1.4 months to process your application (the processing range runs from about one-month to approx. 2.7-months). And it may take another week or so to receive your copyright “Certificate of Registration” in the mail. If the Copyright Office (USCO) contacts you via email with questions and you don’t timely reply, your registration approval can be significantly delayed, currently up to five months. There’s an option to “expedite” your registration (in about a week or so) for an additional $800. However, this is only granted for (1) pending litigation, (2) publishing deadline, or (3) when the work needs to be registered with the US Customs & Border Protection Service to prevent unlicensed works from being imported into the US. If you don’t receive your Certificate within three-months of filing your registration, contact the USCO for an update.
why are using the word LEGAL, and not LAWFUL? I am still trying to understand your attempt to ignore the copyright ,as I own the Copyright for my name and art work? Any United States Office is as you should know a Corporation and not the true rights under several agreements, such as Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence, as for the Constitution has a Preamble that is clearly that in perpetuity any and all that state that they are going to uphold the laws!
Good afternoon, I am from Kazakhstan. How many types of copyrights are there? For example, I have developed a method to prevent wildfires in Los Angeles and California. Can I obtain copyright protection for my development to implement it in the USA?
Good afternoon, I am from Kazakhstan. How many types of copyrights are there? For example, I have developed a method to prevent wildfires in Los Angeles and California. Can I obtain copyright protection for my development to implement it in the USA?
Good afternoon, I am from Kazakhstan. How many types of copyrights are there? For example, I have developed a method to prevent wildfires in Los Angeles and California. Can I obtain copyright protection for my development to implement it in the USA?
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This will help me to save my work from getting stolen from others for stealing my ideas i worked so hard on it!
I know. I had a college professor steal some of my work years ago.
Copyright does NOT protect “ideas,” just the creative expression of the idea.
For example, take the whimsical concept of “blue palm trees” -- that’s a general idea that’s NOT copyrightable! However, once you convert that idea into a painting, illustration, photograph, video, book, poem, blog, and/or other creative works (expression), that’s when you’re granted an immediate & automatic copyright. To help authenticate your copyright claim, get it IMMEDIATELY(!) registered with the US Copyright Office.
¡Gracias!
Wow! Thank you so much! 🙏 🥰
Bonus points for the cat jumping up on the table just as you said the words "Come Up." 2:08
You were very helpful, thank you! My one question is that will the US Copyright Office ship me the certificate if I live overseas?
Depending on how busy they are, it might take a couple of weeks to a couple of months or so for the USCO to process your copyright registration claim. For international authors/creatives, add another two to three weeks to receive your Certificate in the mail. If you haven’t received your Certificate after four-months from filing, contact the USCO for an update.
5:20: *Copyright Registration Fees & Links:* Using the on-line copyright registration system (aka eCO - electronic Copyright Office), the typical filing fees for creative works range from $45 to $85; it’s $125 to register via the paper filing application. Register via the eCO, unless the US Copyright Office or your attorney tells you otherwise:
*“Single Application”* (also known as “One Work by One Author”). If you’re registering ONE work (un-/published) where you solely authored ALL artistic components of your work (there are NO co-authors), and you’re ALSO the copyright claimant, and you’re NOT incorporating any third-party creative content (licensed or not, including Creative Commons, other FREE content, etc.), and you’re NOT a corporation or LLC (your work is not a work-for-hire project), and is NOT a derivative or collective work. In short, you created the ENTIRE work yourself. It’ll cost you $45 to register that one work via the Single Application.
So, if you wrote AND illustrated a children’s book yourself and you meet the requirements above, you could register that work using the Single Application.
If you want to register one video, you must have performed the entire work (actor/narrator, director, camera operation, lighting, editing, etc.). If there are other people speaking in your video, you cannot use the Standard Application. If you’re narrating your selfie video with NO ONE else speaking, you can use the Single Application.
See www.copyright.gov/circs/circ11.pdf and ruclips.net/video/MkBiPQNDVBc/видео.html
Otherwise, to register ONE work (un-/published) with multiple authors and/or includes creative content you didn’t create and/or is a WHF project, etc., use the *“Standard Application”* at $65: See ruclips.net/video/6gNkssUfYas/видео.html
Does this include all materials used that went into said work? If I had designed a functional piece of art ..are my hands tied if I used other products to build it like hardware..?
@@boozumbuddybulliesburgesse4324 wrote, “If I had designed a functional piece of art ..are my hands tied if I used other products to build it like hardware..?”
Your question is not clear. What do you mean by a *“functional* piece of art”?
US copyright does not grant copyright to “functional” items, just artistic works.
You could, for example, create a (sculpture) work that incorporates wood and other materials. As long as the work is “original” to you, in that you didn’t copy (steal) it from another person AND you’ve included a sufficient amount of creativity, you’re granted an immediate & automatic copyright. To be best protected against US infringers, the next step is to IMMEDIATELY register your work with the USCO.
@@cnlicnli ‘functional’ meaning it serves more of a purpose than looking pretty or the aesthetic.. and the media that I used is for that purpose/ ‘function’..would that then require a patent or both?
@@boozumbuddybulliesburgesse4324 wrote, “‘functional’ meaning it serves more of a purpose than looking pretty or the aesthetic.. and the media that I used is for that purpose/ ‘function’..would that then require a patent or both?
Consider a wrist watch and other “utilitarian” common things we use every day: They are, first and foremost, functional items; copyright does not protect “useful” items.
If, however, the inside face of the watch includes a work of authorship like a drawing, illustration, or photograph that can be “separated” from the watch, then that creative work can be copyrightable, just not the watch itself.
On the other hand, if you created an outdoor wave-like “bicycle rack” made out of metal tubes (to lock bikes) and identified it as a sculpture work, it would not qualify for a copyright, as once you remove its functional metal tubes, you have nothing left.
If an ornamental design doesn’t fit within the scope of copyright subject matter, it may qualify for a design patent (to protect the appearance, shape, or form of a functional item).
THANK YOU
Do you have to file separate applications for the printed book and the ebook from the same manuscript?
7:45 *Copyright Notice:* This is how I affix my copyright attribution. To *reinforce* my “registered” copyright claims AND to make sure it’s SUPER EASY for licensees, fans, and others to find me, my artworks include the following *“Copyright Management Information”* (CMI):
*Artwork Registered Copyright (no. XXXXXX) © 2023 .*
I also include this CMI in the file metadata along with language to reiterate my creative rights AND that I’m eager to sell/license my artworks.
For my art/business workflow, I “timely” register ALL my posted paintings, photographs, videos, and other artworks with the US Copyright Office. As I’ve learned, creative works not timely registered are typically NOT enforceable for money damages, as the cost to pursue copyright infringers (through trial/appeals or out of court settlements) will, too often, NOT cover my attorney fees.
What link do you go through to register with US Copyright office?
@@FreshSqueezedLightning copyright (d0t) gov
Golden advice, thanks!
First copy registration I did was in 84 then you had to write to the library of congress from that point they would send you an application the process was about 8-9 mos..
If you’re on-line copyright registration application & deposit do not contain any issues or mistakes, then it’s typically taking the US Copyright Office (USCO) about three-weeks or so to a couple of months or so to process and mail your Certificate of Registration to you.
If you don’t receive your Certificate within three months, contact the USCO for an update.
I recently registered 538 unpublished photographs at the beginning of January 2025. I received my Certificate in about ten-days. Your mileage may vary.
I wanted to add a logo to my product along with the name, so I need a trademark or copyright ?
@chippygladson1221 wrote, “I wanted to add a logo to my product along with the name, so I need a trademark or copyright ?”
If your logo and name are distinctive and identifies your product/s, you might be able to register it with the US Patent & Trademark Office (depending on the number of classes, it might cost you $1,000 to $1,500 or more - you really need an attorney to file trademarks for you).
On the other hand, if your logo is creative (it includes an illustration, drawing, and/or other artistic elements), then you might be able to register it with the US Copyright Office (USCO). If your logo is merely a “wordmark” (like the name of your company/product), it’s not copyrightable no matter how fancy the typeface/font might look. The USCO filing fee to register a visual artwork (one qualified logo) is either $45 Single Application (aka “One Work By One Author”) or $65 via the Standard Application.
Finally, you can choose not to register (protect) your logo, especially if it’s a very simple wordmark/design.
I would like to ask what is the difference between Creative Common CC and Copyright Office. From the standpoint of preserving the copyright of scientific research. Does this apply to the second case if I am in another country?
Creative Commons is a license that you can freely use in your own work to license your work to other parties according to its terms. A license is a legal agreement that is issued by the copyright holder for others to allow the use, copy, and modification of your work according your terms. Therefore it assumes that you are already the copyright owner of the work; and if you are not, then the license issued by you is just invalid/fraudulent.
You have the right to sue someone for copyright infringement if you DO NOT register the copyright with the copyright office, you have the right to sue for damages as well as attorneys fees without registering with the copyright office. It is illegal to require registration with any agency office or government by any agency office or government to use exercise enact or otherwise cause to be a right. Thing is, you have to perform the copyright notifications yourself.
I need to know more about my rights ..the government tries to grift off of everything and everyone
I have been so ‘gun shy’ on putting myself/my work out there because I feel so ignorant about the whole process and overwhelmed
So thanks for your comment
Excellent info thank you for this, just what I needed to know.
Thank you very much for all of your valuable information. Great video.
This is was very helpful video. Thank you for doing this for writers, authors, and artists. But now I am worried! I have two main questions and I hope you could help answer them. Firstly, I just completed everything that you said about filing my literary work to be copyrighted online at the Copyright Office, this was over a week ago before Thanksgiving; but you are telling me it could take three to nine months to hear back from them?
Secondly, I need to get in touch with an editor/publisher before the end of the year, so I want to get the ball rolling on getting my book published. So what should I do, should I wait until I get my copyright certificate, at least that’s what my friend is telling but I don’t think I can wait that long? So the question is: should I go ahead and start with the process of getting my book published or should I wait for my copyright certificate? Please help.
Thank you for sharing this information. This is very helpful.
Hello Aiden . I have a question about copyrights vs trademarks
I make designs and logos but need to know before I present any to buyers is just a copyright needed to protect my work or should a trademark be needed .
Hey I write ✍🏾 & record music do I have to file every song I make or can I just trademark my LLC? I own an indie record label so I was wondering maybe I can have contracts for every song I make? Get it notarized, stating that I own copyrights to it through the trademark mark of my company. Bc 35-80 dollars is a lot when u have a lot of music 😅
@Zwezombietv26 wrote, “…I write & record music do I have to file every song I make or can I just trademark my LLC?”
If you want to BEST protect your musical works against US-based copyright infringers, then they need to be timely (QUICKLY) registered with the US Copyright Office (USCO).
By quickly registering your musical works is how you also *“presumptively prove”* (via prima facie evidence) your musical copyright creation & copyright ownership claims to a federal judge and others.
In general, creative works not timely registered (either registered BEFORE the infringement begins OR registered WITHIN THREE-MONTH of the work’s first-date of publication) are difficult to enforce for money damages. As well, it’s not possible to recoup your attorney fees/legal costs against infringers without a timely copyright registration. Without a timely registration, you can only pursue actual damages (typically the missed licensing fee the infringer should have paid you) + the infringer’s disgorged profits from exploding your musical works (if any!) + you have to pay for your attorney fees.
@Zwezombietv26 wrote, “I own an indie record label so I was wondering maybe I can have contracts for every song I make? Get it notarized, stating that I own copyrights to it through the trademark mark of my company.”
That won’t work: You need to actually register your musical compositions and/or sound-recordings with the USCO to have legal standing (the right to pursue copyright infringers in federal court), among other legal benefits (including those addressed above).
The US copyright registration system is a “vetting/examination” process to help authenticate your musical copyright validity. Like mailing a copy of your musical works in a SASE, getting it notarize won’t help, as a federal court MUST see your issued copyright “Certificate of Registration” that the USCO will mail you, assuming your work is copyrightable.
@Zwezombietv26 wrote,”Bc 35-80 dollars is a lot when u have a lot of music”
*Good News:* To save money on copyright filings fees, you can “group-register” certain types of musical works in one on-line copyright registration application.
*To register ONE musical work:* If you created the ENTIRE musical work YOURSELF (no AI, no sampling, no third-party contributors or producers or singers or musicians, no co-authors, not a work-for-hire or corporation or LLC project), you can register it via the $45 “Single Application” or better known as *One Work by One Author.* You also have the option to register ONE composition and its corresponding sound-recording in the Single Application. If you don’t qualify for the “One Work by One Author application,” then use the $65 “Standard Application” to register your ONE work.
*Registering UN-Published Works:* If your musical works are all *UN-published* (they have not been publically listed, sold, licensed, shared, or distributed), you can save money on filing fees by using the *“Group Registration for UN-published Works”* (GRUW) on-line copyright application to register two to ten UNpublished music compositions AND their corresponding sound-recordings (20 works total) for a total filing fee of $85. All GRUW works must be created by the same author or joint authors, and all of the authors must be named as copyright claimants. Again, ALL the works MUST be un-published to qualify for the GRUW application.
*Registering Published Works:* If your musical compositions are published on an album, use the $65 *GRAM’s “Musical Works from an Album”* registration application to register from two to 20 musical compositions (with or without lyrics).
To register your *published* sound-recordings on an album (and any accompanying photographs, artwork, and liner notes that were first-published on that very album), use the $65 *GRAM’s “Sound Recordings from an Album”* to register from two to 20 sound-recordings. You can NOT combine published compositions and published sound-recordings in the same GRAM application!
Though it might be pricey to timely register your musical works, it’s probably more expensive (attorney + legal fees) to defend them without a timely registration.
Hi there, I have a question. Say if if have someone else’s music playing low in the background of my film while actors are chatting over it? Would that be considered an acceptable thing?
It depends. If the song is copyright protected, you’ll need a license from the song-writer (publisher) and/or the record label (who owns the sound-recording of the music).
If you can’t really hear the music, then it’s inclusion in your film might be Fair Use.
*Ideally, you really need to contact a music or film copyright attorney to review your situation and give you a legal opinion.*
excellent explanation!
Question: To register a LOGO and Slogan for a social club, do we go to Trademark or Copyright??
Trademark!
@@allupinyobizhow about for apparel brands? The designs under the brand each one? Or just the brand name and other designs are under it?
Good afternoon, I am from Kazakhstan. How many types of copyrights are there? For example, I have developed a method to prevent wildfires in Los Angeles and California. Can I obtain copyright protection for my development to implement it in the USA?
How is AI affecting writers who use AI to illustrate? I’ve heard varying opinions. Thanks 🙏🏻
Thank you so much
Hi, I sent a pdf of a story. In the story there are some lyrics of a song, which I translated and changed a little bit. How risky is it? Thanks.
When preparing your copyright registration application, you’re supposed to *disclose* any “appreciable” amount of content you didn’t create yourself.
If you’ve used AI, licensed and/or Royalty-Free or Public Domain material in your work, you need to disclose that information.
> there are some lyrics of a song, which I translated and changed a little bit
The author of the song lyrics has the exclusive right to make *“derivative”* formations, aka foreign translated versions of their original work.
@cnlicnli thank you, do you also know if I could just quote the title of a song? For example: "Queen - We Will Rock you", written like this
@@chuckmeow wrote, “do you also know if I could just quote the title of a song? For example: "Queen - We Will Rock you", written like this”
If your story is (substantively) commenting, criticizing, or reviewing a creative work (song lyrics), and you’re only using a small portion of the original work to make a point, then your use might fall within the scope of copyright “Fair Use,” where no permission or payment would be required.
BTW, song titles are NOT copyrightable. So, if “We Will Rock You" is one of Queen’s song title, then you should be fine quoting it.
NOTE WELL: I’m NOT an attorney. Good luck!
So, should you change your YT channel name to include the copyright symbol?
@astatine0085 wrote, “So, should you change your YT channel name to include the copyright symbol?”
Names & titles of things, including movies, books, and social media blog names (RUclips channels), are not copyrightable.
If, however, the name of your RUclips blog is distinctive along with other legal requirements, it can be protected with a (registered) trademark.
I’m pretty sure Attorney Aiden Durham’s *“All Up In Yo' Business”* branding mark (social media & business identification) has been registered with the US Patent & *Trademark Office.*
What is the difference the copywrigth between the U S and other countries. If for instance I live in the Philippines publish a book in the the US?
@lorenzoson880 wrote, “What is the difference the copywrigth between the U S and other countries.”
The Philippines, along with the US and most all countries, belong to the “Berne Convention” (an international agreement pertaining to copyright). Both the US and the Philippines would likely have similar copyright laws.
@lorenzoson880 wrote, “If for instance I live in the Philippines publish a book in the the US?”
If you’re listing, selling, licensing, sharing, or further distributing your book on US selling platforms or directly to US clients, and to have STRONG United States copyright protection, you should *quickly* register your book/s with the US Copyright Office.
What are the copyright rules and the reasons a copyright is rejected? Also how to find and fix these things?
@TJ-spirit wrote, “What are the copyright rules and the reasons a copyright is rejected? Also how to find and fix these things? “
Not every creative work qualifies for a United States registered copyright. Works of authorship that merely includes one or two simple shapes (a square, circle, triangle, etc.), a word, short phrase, or letters/lettering, calligraphy, a tagline, mathematical and other common symbols, may not qualify.
Ideally, you want to include LOTS(!) of creative/artistic expression in your work to have a STRONG copyright claim.
To learn more about what works are copyrightable, search *US Copyright Office Circular #33: Works Not Protected by Copyright*
Thank you! Very helpful!
The status of my application says "closed." I click on the hyper link for more information but there is nothing. What does "closed" mean?
If I misspelled a word when I submitted lyrics with my SR, do I need to reregister the claim and pay another $65 or is it an easy fix?
If you’ve only misspelled one word, you typically would not have to amend your original registration. If, on the other hand, you've made material deletions, additions, and/or modifications, then you would likely need to submit an updated (derivative work) registration via the $65 Standard Application.
You can also contact (call!) the USCO and ask to speak with an Information Specialist in the Public Information Office.
I'm stuck on the personal information page. User ID and password were accepted but when I hit "next" it stays on page. Frustrating. Please help!
I have spent 170 dollars trying to get some writing copy written and I am at the end of my rope. Took all images out. Sent titles and story all separated on digital files. Followed the instruction explicitly and now cases are closed. What can I expect? Can't find any indication of acceptance or rejection. Seriously considering going to a professional copy-write service.
It takes some time for them to email you back. What I did for my son was send music notes audio and 3 videos. Since I was registering 1 item, they decided to register the audio, I would have to register each video of the same song, which will cost me about 2 hundred bucks. It takes about a good month to hear anything back.
Contact the US Copyright Office and ask about the status of your copyright claim.
The eoc website did not work for me
Thanks 🙏 a million you’re dope!
6:35 The time-frame for the US Copyright Office to process & clear your registration application can vary: www.copyright.gov/registration/docs/processing-times-faqs.pdf
Hello- I am wondering if there is any way to remove your legal name from an already registered copyright? Is there any way this can be done with the help of a copyright lawyer? Thanks so much for all your help.
@tfhfjhgkjhkjh wrote, “I am wondering if there is any way to remove your legal name from an already registered copyright? Is there any way this can be done with the help of a copyright lawyer?”
You might(???) be able to change your name and other personally identifiable information (PII) on your registered works; there might also be a fee. See www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-privacy.html
You can also contact the US Copyright Office (USCO) for assistance: Look for “Contact” at the top of the homepage (these email forms might take a week to get a reply).
You can also call the USCO. Just scroll down to the bottom of any home page to find their numbers. You’ll want to speak to someone in the “Office of Public Information.”
@tfhfjhgkjhkjh wrote, “Is there any way this can be done with the help of a copyright lawyer?”
You should be able to do this without hiring an attorney.
BTW, if I include too many links or phone numbers, RUclips may not post my comments.
You have any info on Trust?
Unfortunately w/o attorneys willing to defend marks the marks are sold...possibly under false pretenses. It has been my experience.
Nice info 💯
I am a Turkish blogger. My blogs are Turkish. Do I have a right to register my blogs to US Copyright Office?
Blogs are defined as literary works. You and other international creatives/authors can register your blogs and other literary works in your language with the US Copyright Office. In fact, you can also register your translated English versions, if you’d wish.
@cnlicnli thank you 🙏🙏🙏
It also cost money to sue, hoping that does not have to happen.
It’ll even cost you much more money (attorney fees!) if your work isn’t *“timely”* registered with the USCO and your actual damages and/or the infringer’s disgorged profits are limited.
has anybody had trouble with the copyright office website? Try to copyright my works but could not get passed the contact info page! WTF!
This brings up multiple questions
Things I need to know
So I won't waste too much time
So I'll ask them, now lets go!
If things are really copyrighted
Then here's the question that is posed!
How can RUclips creators be using clips
From famous TV shows?
Isn't that copyright infringement?
Shouldn't they all go to jail?
Or does using clips not really count
because the crime is such small scale?
Then one final question
I hope that you don't mind!
(If you're rolling your eyes at this
please be cool and kind!)
Since these questions are being asked
In a very creative way
If you read them out online
Could you face legal action one day?
Or would I have to copyright them
To keep them safe from abuse?
To stop them being repeated?
Without copyright they are fair use?
So that's all I got
And yes this poetry was bad
But I've reached the end of my questions
(and I bet you're glad!)😁
Utube creators get ‘slapped’ all the time with copyright infringements but that usually happens when they start getting a decent following and / the original creator has the legal capacity to enforce and usually Utube just takes the video down as far as my understanding is
JLo abused her celebrity status ultimately having an account removed from tik toc just because she pointed out a couple not so flattering behaviors…that account was her livelihood not that it’s related but may have played a part, she subsequently died months later
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Getting onto this website is difficult. It doesn't remember a password and username you just established. The instructions warn you that the site works best with Windows 7. This looks like an old piece of government software development that should be fixed.
Interesting. 03:05
What do you think of Copyright depot?
Not a fan.
Copyright Depot does *NOT* convey any legal copyright authority. US copyright is managed by the US Copyright Office. Copyright registration: www.copyright.gov/registration/
How fast to get a registration if I'm just submitting a wave file digitally?
@aaronsmith7482 wrote, How fast to get a registration if I'm just submitting a wave file digitally?”
The timeframe for the US Copyright Office to examine registration applications varies.
As of February 2024: Assuming there are NO errors or issues with your on-line copyright registration application or copy/ies of your uploaded deposit (what you’re registering), it can take, *on average,” 1.4 months to process your application (the processing range runs from about one-month to approx. 2.7-months). And it may take another week or so to receive your copyright “Certificate of Registration” in the mail.
If the Copyright Office (USCO) contacts you via email with questions and you don’t timely reply, your registration approval can be significantly delayed, currently up to five months.
There’s an option to “expedite” your registration (in about a week or so) for an additional $800. However, this is only granted for (1) pending litigation, (2) publishing deadline, or (3) when the work needs to be registered with the US Customs & Border Protection Service to prevent unlicensed works from being imported into the US.
If you don’t receive your Certificate within three-months of filing your registration, contact the USCO for an update.
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Library of Congress copyright. Information needed
why are using the word LEGAL, and not LAWFUL? I am still trying to understand your attempt to ignore the copyright ,as I own the Copyright for my name and art work? Any United States Office is as you should know a Corporation and not the true rights under several agreements, such as Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence, as for the Constitution has a Preamble that is clearly that in perpetuity any and all that state that they are going to uphold the laws!
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someone is making enough to buy a mansion off of an app i made in 2011 😡😡💢
I probably need a patent. But will try copyright first, instead.
Can I send screenshots to the Copyright office of the end result of what my app does? Or are they going to want to see actual code? Thanks!
Good afternoon, I am from Kazakhstan. How many types of copyrights are there? For example, I have developed a method to prevent wildfires in Los Angeles and California. Can I obtain copyright protection for my development to implement it in the USA?
Good afternoon, I am from Kazakhstan. How many types of copyrights are there? For example, I have developed a method to prevent wildfires in Los Angeles and California. Can I obtain copyright protection for my development to implement it in the USA?
Good afternoon, I am from Kazakhstan. How many types of copyrights are there? For example, I have developed a method to prevent wildfires in Los Angeles and California. Can I obtain copyright protection for my development to implement it in the USA?