You can also copyright databases in the US as well as web content. It is similar here. However, many people do not actually register their copyrights to their w

You can also copyright databases in the US as well as web content. It is similar here. However, many people do not actually register their copyrights to their web content. There is also a lot of misinformation about automatic copyright in the US as it relates to web content. While there is 'automatic copyright,' due to recent court decisions, you must have a registered (paid for, deposited with the copyright office) copyright in order to file a lawsuit for copyright infringement. I agree that this is what should be done more often for durable content. This is another reason why social media sites are bad: the users technically have automatic copyright to their contributions, but they often also agree to grant licenses to the content website for things like their photos. The US Copyright Office is releasing a new application format intended for blog posts and other short form content that will hopefully be more straightforward to use.