*US Copyright Registration:* The day the US Copyright Office RECEIVES your completed on-line application + your filing fee + your deposited work (the work/s you’re registering), that’s when it’s been officially *“registered,”* even though it may take a couple of months or so to receive your issued copyright “Certificate of Registration” in the mail.
*US Attorneys Fees:* There are US copyright attorneys who will take your infringement case on a *“contingency’* (where you don’t pay any legal fees, and the lawyer takes a percentage of any money you receive, often 40% and you keep the remaining 60%), but ONLY if you have timely registered your work with the US Copyright Office + the infringer is not judgement-proof (has money to pay you) + the infringer’s use of your work is not within the scope of Fair Use + is not a non-profit entity. *“Timely”* registration means to register either within three-months of its first-date of publication or before the infringement occurs. Unfortunately, too many creatives miss either of these two windows to register. I know one particular US copyright infringement case where a publisher copied a freelance writer’s entire 750-word article, and the copyright attorney agreed to represent the author at a 40% contingency. With the timely registration in-hand and evidence of the infringement, the writer/plaintiff got the publisher to pay an out-of-court settlement (no trial).
35 dollars each art work. That seems so expensive to do that. Gosh! I wonder about artwork flatten work like for design bundles. So each 35 is seems far stretch??? Doesn’t it? What if you have so many artwork and can’t afford for one?
@pmg1180 wrote, “35 dollars each art work. That seems so expensive to do that. Gosh! I wonder about artwork flatten work like for design bundles. What if you have so many artwork and can’t afford for one?” There are ways to more economically “group-register” creative works with the US Copyright Office. I previously posted that and other information with links. Just search for my RUclips handle “cnlicnli” in the comments.
My approach would probably be to bundle my assets together under one copyright and then license out parts of that bundle, assuming that is what you are trying to do.
*International Creatives:* It can pay lots of dividends for international creatives (Berne Convention countries) to register their works with the US Copyright Office (USCO). I have to believe that a “Certificate of Registration” issued by the USCO could be used to help prove your copyright authorship in your country’s court system, especially if your country doesn’t have a formal copyright registration system. I also have to believe that a court outside the United States would respect & honor certified documents issued by the US Copyright Office, an official United States government entity. So, quickly registering your artworks with the USCO could be prudent in helping you prove your copyright creation & validity in your own and other countries.
So what if you have ideas your own ideas that you want some to create for a album cover then the person who making it for the costumes when the costume pay for art full price don’t they own it like full rights ownership
@nickc9070 wrote, “If I slightly crop a photo of my painting to sell prints online, should I copyright *[register]* the cropped version or the uncropped?” Register your FULL-size version, ORIGINAL painting (photo) with the US Copyright Office. Any cropped version you sell could be deemed a *“derivative”* work of your original painting (photo). And as the copyright owner, you own the derivative rights to your paintings!
*International Creatives:* It can pay lots of dividends for international creatives (Berne Convention countries) to register their works with the US Copyright Office (USCO). I have to believe that a “Certificate of Registration” issued by the USCO could be used to help prove your copyright authorship in your country’s court system, especially if your country doesn’t have a formal copyright registration system. I also have to believe that a court outside the United States would respect & honor certified documents issued by the US Copyright Office, an official United States government entity. So, quickly registering your artworks with the USCO could be prudent in helping you prove your copyright creation & validity in your own and other countries.
I am SO glad you talk about actually registering copyright, so many still believe in the "poor man's" method.
Some even still believe just slapping a © is good enough.
And, no artist should feel uncomfortable about copyright... Copyright is your friend.
And if you create art to earn a living, it is your BEST FRIEND.
I'm definitely subscribing now, because of this video alone, but I'm also enjoying the others.
A quick edit, I would also suggest artists look into creative Commons licensing to further protect their work. Now you have 2 friends.
thank you! so glad it was helpful!
*US Copyright Registration:* The day the US Copyright Office RECEIVES your completed on-line application + your filing fee + your deposited work (the work/s you’re registering), that’s when it’s been officially *“registered,”* even though it may take a couple of months or so to receive your issued copyright “Certificate of Registration” in the mail.
*US Attorneys Fees:* There are US copyright attorneys who will take your infringement case on a *“contingency’* (where you don’t pay any legal fees, and the lawyer takes a percentage of any money you receive, often 40% and you keep the remaining 60%), but ONLY if you have timely registered your work with the US Copyright Office + the infringer is not judgement-proof (has money to pay you) + the infringer’s use of your work is not within the scope of Fair Use + is not a non-profit entity.
*“Timely”* registration means to register either within three-months of its first-date of publication or before the infringement occurs. Unfortunately, too many creatives miss either of these two windows to register.
I know one particular US copyright infringement case where a publisher copied a freelance writer’s entire 750-word article, and the copyright attorney agreed to represent the author at a 40% contingency. With the timely registration in-hand and evidence of the infringement, the writer/plaintiff got the publisher to pay an out-of-court settlement (no trial).
35 dollars each art work. That seems so expensive to do that. Gosh! I wonder about artwork flatten work like for design bundles. So each 35 is seems far stretch??? Doesn’t it? What if you have so many artwork and can’t afford for one?
@pmg1180 wrote, “35 dollars each art work. That seems so expensive to do that. Gosh! I wonder about artwork flatten work like for design bundles. What if you have so many artwork and can’t afford for one?”
There are ways to more economically “group-register” creative works with the US Copyright Office. I previously posted that and other information with links. Just search for my RUclips handle “cnlicnli” in the comments.
My approach would probably be to bundle my assets together under one copyright and then license out parts of that bundle, assuming that is what you are trying to do.
The Manafest designs you'd done are rare and good.
thank you!
*International Creatives:* It can pay lots of dividends for international creatives (Berne Convention countries) to register their works with the US Copyright Office (USCO). I have to believe that a “Certificate of Registration” issued by the USCO could be used to help prove your copyright authorship in your country’s court system, especially if your country doesn’t have a formal copyright registration system. I also have to believe that a court outside the United States would respect & honor certified documents issued by the US Copyright Office, an official United States government entity.
So, quickly registering your artworks with the USCO could be prudent in helping you prove your copyright creation & validity in your own and other countries.
So what if you have ideas your own ideas that you want some to create for a album cover then the person who making it for the costumes when the costume pay for art full price don’t they own it like full rights ownership
Hello can I use a free copyright template to obtain the copyright of a commissioned piece. Thank you
If I slightly crop a photo of my painting to sell prints online, should I copyright the cropped version or the uncropped?
@nickc9070 wrote, “If I slightly crop a photo of my painting to sell prints online, should I copyright *[register]* the cropped version or the uncropped?”
Register your FULL-size version, ORIGINAL painting (photo) with the US Copyright Office.
Any cropped version you sell could be deemed a *“derivative”* work of your original painting (photo). And as the copyright owner, you own the derivative rights to your paintings!
@@cnlicnli Derivative 👍 thank you
last time i did it it cost $85 and that was pretty recent
*International Creatives:* It can pay lots of dividends for international creatives (Berne Convention countries) to register their works with the US Copyright Office (USCO). I have to believe that a “Certificate of Registration” issued by the USCO could be used to help prove your copyright authorship in your country’s court system, especially if your country doesn’t have a formal copyright registration system. I also have to believe that a court outside the United States would respect & honor certified documents issued by the US Copyright Office, an official United States government entity.
So, quickly registering your artworks with the USCO could be prudent in helping you prove your copyright creation & validity in your own and other countries.