Question: When is effective date of registration of a work?

Answer: The effective date of registration of a work is still the day all the required elements in acceptable form are received, but relief from this may be available under interim regulations on mail disruption.

Question: I’ve heard about a poor man’s copyright. What is it?

Answer: "The practice of sending a copy of your own work to yourself is sometimes called a poor man’s copyright. There is no provision in the copyright law regarding any such type of protection, and it is not a substitute for registration. "

Question: What works are protected?

Answer: "Copyright protects ""original works of authorship"" that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the aid of a machine or device. Copyrightable works include the following categories: literary works; musical works, including any accompanying words dramatic works, including any accompanying music pantomimes and choreographic works pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works motion pictures and other audiovisual works sound recordings architectural works "

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