Some countries make formal registration available, and there are also private organizations that will keep a register of copyrights, but registration is not required for protection.
An assignment should be registered where the original copyright was registered.
Yes, you can use the copyright symbol () even if your work is not registered. The symbol indicates that the work is protected by copyright law, whether it is registered or not.
Registration predates copyright; prior to the Statute of Anne, books were registered with the Company of Stationers beginning in the 16th century.
Copyright is automatic, as soon as a work of sufficient originality is fixed in a tangible medium.
Aquacoir is protected by patent and trademark, not copyright. The trademark is registered to OMS Investments.
Words and short phrases do not qualify for copyright protection. Cheerios is a registered trademark.
Individual words do not qualify for copyright protection, and there is no trademark registered with that word.
Business names are not copyrightable; they can be registered as trademarks.
Catchme.com is registered to Slingshot Labs.
Names and short phrases don't qualify for copyright protection. Many names are registered trademarks.
The phrase "Steeler Nation" would not qualify for copyright protection. It may, however, be registered as a trademark.
Such a short phrase does not qualify for copyright protection, and there is no registered trademark for it.