Guide to Registering a Copyright

I acknowledge I'm a bit of a bore when it comes to complaining about other websites using my original arts/crafts work. But, I can't believe that jewelry store in St. Louis is still refusing to pull down my article about a famous jewelry designer.

My goodness, they're not even attributing the article to me but publishing it as their original work. This past weekend I registered my copyright to that work. It was quick and easy. Cost was $35.

If you're interested in registering some of your arts/crafts works follow my brief tutorial - Eight Steps to Register a Copyright.

It took me about 30 minutes - soup to nuts - time that I found very well spent. It takes about 6 months for the US Copyright office to complete the registration process.

Next, I guess I'm going to have to research the procedure to send a infringement-notification letter - something I've never had to do.

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