tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post9143663430837207190..comments2007-12-11T18:51:55.800-08:00Krisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post-29624319116246190772007-12-11T18:51:00.000-08:002007-12-11T18:51:00.000-08:00

Also, I might be missing something, but neither of the posts you cite appear to suggest that you shouldn't register a copyright. In fact, Jonathan Lyons even states that "Registering your book is always the safest and wisest course of action."<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>Chris

Christopher Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019150453606634046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post-81812976704803290302007-12-11T18:42:00.000-08:002007-12-11T18:42:00.000-08:00

You're correct in that copyright is established as soon as your work is put down on paper. However, PROOF of that copyright is not. By registering your copyright, you have more legal recourse in the unlikely event that it is stolen.<BR/><BR/>Which actually brings up another good point (and Miss Snark hits the nail on the head here): whether you register your copyright or not, you don't need to

Christopher Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019150453606634046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050399743331140062.post-86597990950819697422007-12-11T15:01:00.000-08:002007-12-11T15:01:00.000-08:00

Some agents DON'T want you to register your copyright yourself. The intellectual property laws in our country protect your work the instant it's written. <BR/><BR/>http://lyonsliterary.blogspot.com/search?q=register+copyright <BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>http://misssnark.blogspot.com/search?q=register+copyright<BR/>(you can read them all or just scroll down to 11.02.2005--"C is for Chucklehead.")

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