To copyright a document, you can simply create the work and it is automatically protected under copyright law. However, for added protection, you can register your copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office by submitting an application and a copy of your work.
It depends on the type of document, the extent of the use, and more.
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You don't need to formally copyright a document, it is automatically copyrighted. As soon as a work of sufficient originality is "fixed in a tangible medium, perceptible to human eye, machine reader or other device"copyright exists. There is no requirement to register or to display a copyright notice for a work to be protected.
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If material is not protected by copyright, the creator has no rights to it. For example, a person preparing a document in the course of his duties as an employee of the US Government has no rights to that document, because it is not protected by copyright in accordance with section 105 of the copyright code.
If you're speaking specifically about the document, you would say the Copyright Act; talking about the law in general does not need to be capitalized."According to the US Copyright Act you owe me...""According to US copyright law, you owe me..."
Yes; works of sufficient originality are automatically protected by copyright as soon as they are fixed, and notification is not required.
When the document is in the public domain, or you are the rightsholder, or you have permission from the rightsholder or an exemption in the law.
Written materials are automatically protected by copyright as soon as they are fixed in a tangible medium; no further action is required.
No there is not, however, when on a word document (or other) there should be a 'SYMBOL' key. click on that and it should be in there.
Generally not. Since most legal documents are a simple recitation of facts they fail to qualify for copyright protection because they lack sufficient originality of expression.
Certainly! Any information that a person puts out can be copyrighted. All it takes is a declaration that it is copyrighted to preserve the rights. Just place the following on the page or document: Copyright (or the copyright symbol) 2009 (year), Aggie80 (Holder of the copyright)