The
Basics
The
current law went into effect January 1, 1978 and applies only to what
was published on or after that date. Actually, everything you write
has automatic copyright protection from the time it reaches a fixed
form (you have it out of your head and written down) and it then
becomes your personal property. The copyright isn’t registered
(we’ll talk about that later), but you do control when and how it
can be used. If you have a co-author in the work you own the
copyright jointly. If you contribute to a collective work, your story
or chapter will be copyrighted separately from the rest of the book.
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