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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 296175" data-attributes="member: 12496">Five years?   <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  I hope they can collect to repay that effort.     I am not a lawyer, but I can read the Copyright Office Basics (the link above):Copyright Registration In general, copyright registration is a legal formality intended to make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copy right. However, registration is not a condition of copyright protection. Even though registration is not a requirement for protection, the copyright law provides several inducements or advantages to encourage copyright owners to make registration. Among these advantages are the following:• Registration establishes a public record of the copyright claim.• Before an infringement suit may be filed in court, registration is necessary for works of U. S. origin.• If made before or within five years of publication, registration will establish prima facie evidence in court of the validity of the copyright and of the facts stated in the certificate. • If registration is made within three months after publication of the work or prior to an infringement of the work, statutory damages and attorney’s fees will be available to the copyright owner in court actions. Otherwise, only an award of actual damages and profits is available to the copyright owner.Their wording about "Advantages" just means they could not come right out and say that if your work is important, you would be stupid not to register copyright.  $35 will register a CD full of images.Sorry, I did misspeak before, it does mention three months time limits of registration.</blockquote>

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