Generally, no. However, Congress occasionally changes the law to give back copyright to lapsed works. Detailed information on laws, procedures, etc. and forms for copyright are on the Copyright Office website.
Once a work of sufficient originality is fixed in a tangible medium, it is automatically protected by copyright.
Once copyright term expires, the material enters the public domain.
Once a work of sufficient originality is fixed in a tangible medium, it is automatically protected by copyright.
Copyright applies to works of sufficient creativity once they are fixed in a tangible medium.
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It almost certainly is. Any piece of work is copyright by the person who created it; they can choose to put it in the public domain or license it under a permissive license; and if they don't act to protect their copyright it can become diluted to the point that it is no longer enforceable. So there is a chance that the Nyan Cat song's copyright has lapsed, but it is not safe to assume that.
Works are automatically protected once they are fixed, but you can register your art with the copyright office if you wish.
Once your work is fixed (written down, recorded, etc.) it is automatically protected by copyright.
Once your work is fixed (written down, recorded, etc.), it is automatically protected by copyright.
It's still under copyright in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (until 2013), Colombia (2018), Spain (2018), and Mexico (2038). Everywhere else, the copyright has lapsed. However, special legislation in the UK grants Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (which Barrie gave the copyright to) the perpetual right to collect royalties.
Lapsed means that you have run out of time or expired. For example, the extended warranty you purchased for your Ford F 150 has lapsed so the repairs for your new transmission will be out of pocket.
Once copyright protection has expired, a work enters the public domain, where it can be freely used and adapted.
Once a work of sufficient originality is fixed in a tangible medium, it is automatically protected by copyright.
Have you tried gutenberg.org yet? Project Gutenberg has many, many works that are either copywrite free, or lapsed copyright
If thee policy has already lapsed, there is no active policy to cancel. It means that it is already cancelled.
It's still under copyright in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (until 2013), Colombia (2018), Spain (2018), and Mexico (2038). Everywhere else, the copyright has lapsed. However, special legislation in the UK grants Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (which Barrie gave the copyright to) the perpetual right to collect royalties.
Once a work of sufficient originality is fixed in a tangible medium, it is automatically protected by copyright; no action is required.
Once you have written a book, it is copyright to you. All writers copyright their own books.
Once it is fixed in a tangible medium, it is automatically protected.
No, your copyright is automatically applied once the work is created in a tangible form, such as written, recorded, etc.
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Once the work is fixed in a tangible format, it is automatically protected by copyright; no additional action is required.
No. Under current US copyright law protection continues 70 years past the death of the original author.