Thread: Misinterpretation of the word “copyright”

To copyright a certain piece of work means to protect it from being reproduced or altered without the permission of the owner. There is a common misconception that the ownership authority is not attained unless the work is registered with an official organization such as the US Copyright Office (USCO) at the Library of Congress at Washington DC. The phrase “I copyrighted my novel with the Copyright Office” is extremely common but the myth can only be dealt with by entertainment attorneys.

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Well it is always better to write your own stuff.

An idea is copyrighted as soon as it is converted into a tangible form- a story written on paper by pen or saved in the computer hard disk, automatically acquires copyright protection. It's not the act of filing one's work with the copyright office that authorizes the owner a right over his creativity. Any kind of work in art, literature, music, drama or design, recorded or written is proof enough for copyright protection. The idea of a new song, sung or discussed has no protection rights but the minute it is written or recorded, it attains a tangible form and is copyrighted automatically. Registering a copyright has certain advantages but it is not a prerequisite to protection.