An Article on where to Register Copyright
Introduction
Copy right refers to a law established to protect the author or an artist original work/ideas against those who may wish to copy, reproduce or plagiarize. Therefore, copyright gives the author exclusive right of ownership. However, the author may authorize others to sell and reproduce copies of his or her original work (Bellis, para2). There are numerous companies that provide copy rights registration services in the world and more specifically in the united state, however it become quite challenging to determine the genuine ones because some of those companies may register and disappear, hence making it very difficult for the artist and authors to trace them. Mr. Andy an expert on copyrights registration asserted that, when choosing a copy right registration firm one should not only assess the credibility of the firm in terms of prices they charge but also in terms of other factors discussed herein (Whitehead, paras1-2). Therefore, this article provides an insight on the purpose of registration as well as factors that should be taken into consideration when selecting copyrights registration firms.
Purposes of Copyright Registration
Copy right registration provides the author of the original work with a peace of mind. This is because it protects him/her from any form infringement of his or her creativity rights. For instance, if a person decides to reproduce copies of another person original work without permission of the authors, the author may seek legal action against that person upon which he might be paid some legal damages. Copy right further remove the risk of uncertainty on whether one idea might be stolen by another person (Whitehead, paras4-6).
In addition, copy right helps to propagate innovation and creativity among the members of the society. This helps to ensure that people are coming up with new ideas rather than relying on some one else ideas. Copy right help to ensure that there is free flow of ideas in the society by making the authors original work is readily available to the society, while making sure that the author has been protected against infringements of his/her copyrights. Additionally, copy rights may helps to promote economic development because it enables authors and other artist to sell their ideas and earning a living. For example one can sell his or her books, poems, music and earn a living (Linden pp.2-6).
Factors to consider when choosing copy right registration services
One should take into consideration four major factors mainly: registering firm, ability of the copy right Registration firm, how immediate can one get a covered and finally registration cost. Whereby, one should register with a company where one can have access to his or her original work whenever it deem necessary. This means that one should identify how registering firm store your original work. Secondly, one should consider the ability of the company that one wants to register with. For example, one should avoid companies which rely heavily on website registration (Whitehead, para.8).
In addition; one should consider whether the company provides an immediate feedback on email sent to them. This may help to detect any flaws and irregularities that may arise in that company. In above connection, one should identify how immediate the company can provide a cover. In most cases, most company in the United States takes four to six months to confirm copyrights registration. However, one should look for one that provides almost immediate confirmation. Finally, one should take into consideration the registration cost because some companies might be too expensive (Whitehead, paras.8-10).
Conclusion
Therefore, based on the above article, the purpose of copyrights can be scrutinized as well as factors that one should take into consideration when selecting a copy right registration service. This may help authors and artist to make wise decision avoid future problems.
Works Cited
Bellis.M.What is Copy Rights? About.Com. Web.30.July.2013.http://inventors.about.com /od/copyrights 101basicsfaq/f/copyrights.htm>.
Linden, Bella L. Social Purpose of Copyright Legislation: Impact of the Computerized Information System on Traditional Legal Concepts with Respect to Privacy Censorship, Freedom of Information and Antimonopoly. Basel: Karger, 1975. Print.
Whitehead. A. Copyright Information and Articles: Where to Register Copy Right. Copy Right aid 2008. Web.30.July.2013< http://www.copyrightaid.co.uk/advice/copyright_registration>
