Why Register A Copyright?
Why Register A Copyright?
Registration of a copyright with the Copyright Office is not a prerequisite
to copyright protection. Copyright protection arises on fixation of
an original work of authorship in a tangible medium of expression, not
upon registration with the Copyright Office.
Even though registration is not a prerequisite to copyright
protection, registration is a prerequisite to the availability of statutory
damages and attorney fee awards upon proof of an infringement of your
copyright. It is important that you take all steps necessary to assure
the maximum protection of your copyrighted works. Preserving statutory
damages and attorney fees potential is a major part of maximizing the
protection of your copyright assets.
Without statutory damage and attorney fee possibilities,
many infringement actions will be economically unfeasible. This is due
to the high attorney fees through trial and the high cost of proving
your damages. The cost of proving damages is often more involved and
more costly than proving actual infringement.
If you have preserved your right to receive attorney
fee awards and statutory damages by making a timely registration of
your copyright with the copyright office, you will be in a position
to take action in most cases of infringement. This will better enable
you to protect your copyright from unauthorized infringement and to
better protect your creative works.
Therefore, it is prudent to be certain that you register
your copyrights on a timely basis.
See When To Register
your Copyrights.
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