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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 185111" data-attributes="member: 12496">This is true, as far as it goes.  However, come time of a dispute, it is still your word against his.  You need evidence.  Registration provides that evidence, of your claim, and the date.   I can register your photo too, and the earliest claim has a big advantage.If you want to go to court to settle damages, registration is absolutely required (just to be admitted in court).If you have material of monetary value, enough to be of concern, you damn sure better get it registered.In the USA, that is the Library of Congress  <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Copyright Office</a>See upper left corner, Basics and FAQ.  It is all there, and easy to read.</blockquote>