You don't. Concepts & ideas do not qualify for copyright protection, only the perceptible expression of those concepts and ideas will.
Write the story. Upon completion it will automatically gain copyright protection.
Copyright.
This concept is called Copyright.
It just means general copyright, as a concept, as opposed to a specific right on a specific material. A generic copyright letter is basically a form letter to alter as needed.
Copywright is a legal concept that is enacted by the government. It grants the creator of a work exclusive rights to sell whatever it is.
The original story of Jack and the Beanstalk, which was first published in the 19th century, is in the public domain and not protected by copyright. However, specific adaptations or versions of the story by individual authors may be protected by copyright.
Yes, it does. Just like any other Copyright.
Information on copyrighting a short story is available through the government agency that oversees patents and trademarks. However, such an item falls under intellectual property and already comes with infringement protection.
Yes. The US copyright office has provisions for registering related works as a "collection"
It would have a copyright. The story and cartoon is new and wouldn't be in the public domain yet.
The concept of a unicorn was first described in the 5th century, and as such would not be protected by copyright.
You have to write a script or book and then copyright it and sell it to them, if you don't copyright it and still send it to them, they can steal legally and copyright it themselves. If you want any money from it you have to write it and copyright it, then contact Lifetime afterwards to see if they are interested.
The copyright status of Apple emojis is not entirely clear. While Apple holds copyrights for their specific designs, the overall concept of emojis is not copyrighted.