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5d • 🧡 Publish
Ready to Copyright Your Book? (US TIPS)
📚 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸?
You’ve put time and creativity into your book—so let’s talk about protecting your work!
In the U.S., copyright generally exists automatically once your original writing is saved or written down. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀.
Here’s how to get started:
✅ 𝟭. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲
Go to copyright.gov/registration and follow the registration option for 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, which includes fiction and nonfiction books.
✅ 𝟮. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
You’ll provide information such as your book’s title, author, copyright owner, and whether it has been published. If published, have your first publication date ready.
✅ 𝟯. 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗲
Current online fees are $𝟰𝟱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 or $𝟲𝟱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. The $45 option has specific requirements, including one work, one individual author who owns the copyright, and no work made for hire.
✅ 𝟰. 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸
This is called the “deposit.” Depending on your book’s publication status and format, you may upload a digital file or need to mail physical copies. Follow the instructions for your situation.
✅ 𝟱. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
The Copyright Office reviews your application and may contact you with questions, so keep an eye on your email.
💡 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Registering before infringement occurs—or within three months after first publication—can help preserve eligibility for statutory damages and attorney’s fees if infringement happens. You can still register an older book.
🤖 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Copyright protects qualifying human-authored contributions. AI-generated material that is more than minimal must be disclosed and excluded from the claim using the Standard Application. A book containing AI material may still have protectable human contributions.
𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁!
𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝘁? 📖
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