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File for copyright? how do you mean: Copyright is implicit, unlike patents, upon creation of a work.

unavoidable 11y ago
You can file a registration for copyright, which gives you certain presumptions and advantages in court (e.g. it serves as a presumption of ownership, which would be important in these kinds of cases). It also might serve as "notice" for potential infringers so that you can get higher damages.
bbq 11y ago
>Registration is still required in the US for some benefits, such as awards of statutory damages. [1] >You must register your copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office before you are legally permitted to bring a lawsuit to enforce it. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_registration#Requirement_of_registration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_registration#Require... [2] http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/copyright-registration-notice-enforcement-faq-29067.html http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/copyright-registratio...
- such_a_casual 11y ago
  Can you just register your copyright after the infringement?
  - braum 11y ago
    Yes but statutory damages will not be available and according to our lawyer. The statutory damages is what gets people to comply because it is the one that can multiply exponentially as it applies to EACH violation (download, sale, ect...). If you use the implicit copyright you can only go after actual damages which will be harder to prove. I'm not suggesting you file a copyright for everything, just stuff you want to absolutely protect. In the context of this discussion it is education videos.
    - Animats 11y ago
      You have one month after discovering the infringement to register if you want to get statutory damages.[1] Register a copyright online here: http://copyright.gov/eco/ http://copyright.gov/eco/ Yes, they take video uploads. Costs $35 per item. [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/412 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/412
    - jholman 11y ago
      > can multiply exponentially as it applies to EACH violation You meant "linearly", right?
      - braum 11y ago
        probably
blazespin 11y ago
Register it, makes the court case that much more easily winnable.

You can file a registration for copyright, which gives you certain presumptions and advantages in court (e.g. it serves as a presumption of ownership, which would be important in these kinds of cases). It also might serve as "notice" for potential infringers so that you can get higher damages.

bbq 11y ago

>Registration is still required in the US for some benefits, such as awards of statutory damages. [1] >You must register your copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office before you are legally permitted to bring a lawsuit to enforce it. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_registration#Requirement_of_registration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_registration#Require... [2] http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/copyright-registration-notice-enforcement-faq-29067.html http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/copyright-registratio...

such_a_casual 11y ago
Can you just register your copyright after the infringement?
- braum 11y ago
  Yes but statutory damages will not be available and according to our lawyer. The statutory damages is what gets people to comply because it is the one that can multiply exponentially as it applies to EACH violation (download, sale, ect...). If you use the implicit copyright you can only go after actual damages which will be harder to prove. I'm not suggesting you file a copyright for everything, just stuff you want to absolutely protect. In the context of this discussion it is education videos.
  - Animats 11y ago
    You have one month after discovering the infringement to register if you want to get statutory damages.[1] Register a copyright online here: http://copyright.gov/eco/ http://copyright.gov/eco/ Yes, they take video uploads. Costs $35 per item. [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/412 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/412
  - jholman 11y ago
    > can multiply exponentially as it applies to EACH violation You meant "linearly", right?
    - braum 11y ago
      probably

blazespin 11y ago