if you do anything creative like make
youtube videos paint portraits or
compose your own music you may want to
learn how to copyright your original
content but before you start filling out
paperwork let us show you the basics
this video focuses on how to copyright
your content in the United States and it
should not be taken as legal advice when
you create an original work you
automatically own the copyright at the
moment you write it down or record it it
may surprise you how quick and easy this
can be but even if you simply draw
something on a napkin you are not
required to do anything else to legally
possess the copyright
however registering your work with the
US Copyright Office will help you if you
ever need to defend it in court to
register content with the US Copyright
Office go to www.deewr.gov.au/rjcp -
email or their website once your work is
registered it will be added to the
Library of Congress keep in mind that
certain types of content cannot be
copyrighted such as facts procedures
names titles and recipes that only lists
ingredients
you also can't copyright things like
choreography or speeches unless they're
saved somehow like in a video or audio
recording regardless of what you create
understanding how to copyright your work
can help give you peace of mind
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