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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 206681" data-attributes="member: 12496">I am no lawyer either, but just to permitt any court dispute about your work, then copyright registration is required.&nbsp; Without registration, it is only your word against theirs about who was the creator of it.&nbsp;With registration, Library of Congress has a copy of your work filed away with a date on it, which the court can see.&nbsp; The other party needs formidable early proof of any dispute to work around that.&nbsp; A day and night difference in the evidence.Copyright cost is only about $35, and can include a CD full of images.&nbsp; If there is any monetary concern, we are stupid to ignore registration.&nbsp; Without it, you really have no proof of your prior ownership.The Library of Congress has a very good FAQ about these questions:<a href="http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/" target="_blank">U.S. Copyright Office - Frequently Asked Questions</a>Click their HOME button at top to access their entry page.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 206681, member: 12496"] I am no lawyer either, but just to permitt any court dispute about your work, then copyright registration is required. Without registration, it is only your word against theirs about who was the creator of it. With registration, Library of Congress has a copy of your work filed away with a date on it, which the court can see. The other party needs formidable early proof of any dispute to work around that. A day and night difference in the evidence. Copyright cost is only about $35, and can include a CD full of images. If there is any monetary concern, we are stupid to ignore registration. Without it, you really have no proof of your prior ownership. The Library of Congress has a very good FAQ about these questions: [URL="http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/"]U.S. Copyright Office - Frequently Asked Questions[/URL] Click their HOME button at top to access their entry page. [/QUOTE]

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