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writes:Is it possible to obtain copyright for literary work you don't publish / not yet? I want to put my poems in the net but not without the copyright ,which the Internet as far as i know, doesn't provide.Any views on this or any suggestions on how best to proceed? If you ask how is this relationship related, it is written for my partner. Thus I want to put my literary work in the Internet, but not without the copyright! How to obtain it? Is it even possible?Thank you in advance.Tee
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reader, anonymous, writes (13 August 2008): Generally all you do is splap Copyright (C) 2008 Your Name on it. Even without such a line you still hold the copyright as the creator of the work HOWEVER neither is any guarentee that you work won't get stolen or used without your permission - whatever you do and however you publish there is always the chance and likliehood of that happening at some point.
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reader, Angela.B  +, writes (12 August 2008):
 Copyright laws vary from country to country so you would need to check out exactly what the law is where you are.
However, in most places when you create something (like a poem) you automatically have the copyright to it. You don't actually need to do anything to obtain it.
The problem comes when you want to enforce your copyright, normally because someone else has used something of yours. Not only do you have to prove that you created it originally, but you would have to pay to seek legal recourse.
To be perfectly honest, unless you create something with a high commercial value most of the time it's just not worth the hassle.
If you do think your work has a potential commercial value then it is, of course, worth investing in proper legal advice as to how best to protect it.
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reader, daletom  +, writes (12 August 2008):
"copyright" is a somewhat involved legal concept whose details vary from place to place. Here in the U.S. you can establish your copyright simply by including a notice to that effect in the work, e.g.: "This work copyright 2008 by Tom Johnson". Some legal provisions of copy rights are not enforceable unless you also register the work with a legal repository such as the U.S. Copyright Office. In some cases you can lose copyrights if you do not defend them against infringement.
You should search out an attorney in your locality, or something like a "Writer's Club", for a more definite answer.
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