do you place the symbol and the date as well as your name, on the bottom of the last page in your body of work? One the first page of your body of work? Where on a Powerpoint Presentation do you place this information?
The copyright symbol was introduced in 1909. It was introduced to place on written works to protect the content from being taken by others and used as their own work.
Although it is not required for protection, the copyright symbol is a way to denote the copyright year and rightsholder of a work, such as at the bottom of this page, where it says "Copyright (c) 2011 Answers Corporation."
The copyright symbol © is used to demonstrate that a work is protected and permission must be sought before use by a third party.
"Copyright" or the copyright symbol in a notification is a reference to a set of laws (in the US, Title 17) protecting the rights of the creator of a work.
The copyright symbol © is used to demonstrate that an original work is protected and permission must be sought before use by a third party.
In Canada software is protected as a literary work under the Copyright Act of Canada. Copyright is acquired automatically when an original work is generated, the creator is not required to register or mark the work with the copyright symbol in order to be protected.
None. you wouldn't copyright the copyright symbol, you would trademark it.
No. Since 1989, when copyright law was amended to bring it into alignment with the Berne Copyright Convention, it is no longer necessary for a copyright symbol to be displayed to establish or maintain protection. Copyright exists from the moment you create an original work, and that can be something as simple as a photo of your child.
All over the place--there's one at the bottom of this page.
If everything in it is your own original work, yes.
The copyright symbol consists of a C in a circle has become a widely recognised symbol. The copyright symbol was first used in section 18 of the 1909 American Copyright Act.
The law has changed and the copyright symbol is no longer needed to insure the protection of the copyright owner. The symbol for copyright is: ©