We were thrilled to have copyright attorney, Rob Monath give a presentation Tuesday, August 22nd. It was a full gallery. Rob is the husband of Pamlico Writers’ program director and secretary, Mandy Monath and they are a dynamic duo. We will definitely have to have Rob back because I know there were many unanswered questions. There are so many layers to copyright law depending on whether you are writing books, poetry, or even blog articles. Rob did his best to give us the basics but I think he could offer a program every quarter and there would still be more questions to ask.
The one thing I took away as an author is this, fixation. Fixation is an important part of the legal process for copyright. Make notes, document everything. It has to exist in some format in order to be protected.
Copyright law was designed to protect the appropriation of intellectual property (Elizabethan period).
You don’t have to register your copyright for it to be protected. BUT…you cannot go to Federal Court without having registered your copyright prior to going to court. If you wait until you need copyright you might miss out on financial compensation for damages and loss of income prior to the date of registration.
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