Hi Joe, I think you may be misreading that clause. What they are saying is that if the works are registered, you may be able to sue for statutory damages in a

Hi Joe, I think you may be misreading that clause. What they are saying is that if the works are registered, you may be able to sue for statutory damages in addition or instead of compensatory damages. This does not mean if the works are not registered, you cannot pursue legal claims, merely that you're limited to compensatory damages. Likewise, they are not saying you cannot prove that you own the copyright unless they are registered, merely that copyright registration effectively shifts the burden of proof. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damages#Compensatory_or_expectation_damages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damages#Compensatory_or_expect... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_damages_for_copyright_infringement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_damages_for_copyrigh...