Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution creates Copyright. Since then the specific rules have been tinkered with regularly by Congress to benefit corporations at the expense of the public good.
Ghana adopted UK copyright law in 1911.
The first copyright law came into effect in 1710. Most laws are based on the Berne Convention, which was accepted in 1886. The date of the current law varies from country to country.
Given current copyright law, it's merely a courtesy; notification is not required for protection.
1709, in the Statute of Anne.
Copyright protection is required by the Constitution. The first US law was written in 1793.
US copyright law comes from the Constitution, which was ratified in 1788. Prior to that was Britain's Statute of Anne, in 1709. Many international copyright laws stem from the Berne Convention, 1886.
Prior to 1989 is was necessary to display a copyright notice in order to maintain protection on a work. That year the US signed the Berne Copyright Convention which standardized copyright law across national borders. One of the provisions that Berne contained was that a copyright notice would no longer be required. US law was amended to bring it into compliance.
Copyright law is a federal law, granted in the Constitution.
US copyright law comes from the Constitution, which was ratified in 1788. Prior to that was Britain's Statute of Anne, in 1709.
Given current copyright law, it's merely a courtesy; the content of the site would be protected regardless.
Copyright law.
Copyright laws are created by the legislature, often in conformity to multi-lateral treaties. The laws are automatically registered when they become enacted. If you're asking how to register a copyright, the answer would depend upon what country you're in, what type of work it is, and who owns the copyright. In the vast majority of cases, no registration is required. In fact, there are only a few dozen countries that even have any facilities for registering copyright.