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Timing of Registration in a Copyright Dispute
The Supreme Court Clarifies the Importance of Timing When Registering Original Works {2 minutes to read} A copyright is the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute an original work of authorship, such as a photograph, song, book, work of art, etc. The copyright attaches upon the creation of the work. You don’t need a registration certificate to claim rights to a work. So, why bother registering the work with the US Copyright Office? Enforcement. The Copyright Act...