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The Basics About Copyright Registration. The procedure for copyright registration.

Copyright Registration -
The Three Things You Must Send In The Same Envelope
A properly completed application form. Generally, to register literary works and computer
programs, use Form TX; for performing arts, use Form PA; for single issue
serials/periodicals, use Form SE; for a group of issues of serials/periodicals, use Form
SE/Group; for a group of daily newspapers or newsletters, use Form G/DN; for sound
recordings, use Form SR; for visual arts, use Form VA.

Where To Get An Application Form
How To Select The Right Form

A nonrefundable filing fee of for each application. As of 2005 the fee is thirty dollars,
check to see what the current fee is.

A nonreturnable deposit of the work being registered. The deposit requirements will vary
in particular situations. A deposit is usually one copy (if unpublished) or two copies (if
published) of the work to be registered for copyright.
Learn More About Deposits

Applications and fees received without appropriate copies, phonorecords, or identifying
material will not be processed by the Copyright Office and are not returned.
Always submit the best edition of your published work as your deposit.
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Your works of art, music, etc, all have copyright protection with or without formal copyright registration with the Library of Congress or
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infringement. Copyright literally means the right to copy.
The Basics About Copyright Registration
The procedure for copyright registration.

1.Patents protect inventions and improvements to existing inventions
trademarks are brand names and/or designs which are applied to products you can sell
or services that you offer
copyright protection covers literary, artistic, and musical works.

2.Examples of Copyrights
Gone With The Wind - the book and film
System of A Down - the band's recordings and artwork
Video games are all works that are copyrighted.


3.Copyright Protection
Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible
form so that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. The
moment you write it, paint it, or put it on the internet, your work is copyright protected.


4.Library of Congress
In the United States, the Library of Congress officialy registers copyrights which now last
for the life of the author plus 70 years. No one else can profit or copy your ideas without
your permission during this time period
The Basics About Copyright Registration
The procedure for copyright registration.

Copyright registration establishes a public record of the copyright claim.
Before an infringement suit may be filed in court, copyright registration is necessary for
works of U.S. origin.

If made before or within five years of publication, copyright registration will establish
prima facie evidence in court of the validity of the copyright and of the facts stated in the
certificate.

If copyright 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.

Copyright registration allows the owner of the copyright to record the registration with the
U. S. Customs Service for protection against the importation of infringing copies.
Where To Get An Application Form? How To Select The Right Form?


You may get forms for copyright registration from the U.S. Copyright Office.
By Mail
Where can I get copyright office application forms?

1.Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
2.Online Mail Request

3.By making an online mail request to have the forms sent to you.
Fill In Forms Online

4.Online - All Copyright Office forms are available on the Copyright Office Website as a
fill-in version, You just follow the instructions.

The fill-in forms allow you to enter information while the form is displayed on the screen
by an Adobe Acrobat Reader product.
You may then print the completed form and mail it to the Copyright Office. Fill-in forms
provide a clean, sharp printout for your records and for filing with the Copyright Office.

5.By Telephone
Or, if you know which application forms and circulars you want, request them from the
Forms and Publications Hotline at (202) 707-9100 24 hours a day.
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copyright, patents,  industrial design rights; trademarks,
manuscripts,  music, literature, and other artistic works;
discoveries and inventions
What is Intellectual Property?

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Copyright

Copyright is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their
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paintings, sculpture and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements,
maps and technical drawings
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Individual Development
Accounts (IDAs
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An individual development account is a special
bank account that helps you save for your
education, the purchase of a first home, or to
start a business.
---------------

What are IDAs?
Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) are
special savings accounts designed to assist low
income people on their path toward asset
ownership through matched savings and
financial education.

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are trying to buy their first home, pay for college
or start/expand a small business.
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Individual Development Account

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Individual savings accounts for the poor
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Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and in more than 40
states of the country.
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IDAs reward the monthly savings
of working poor families who are
trying to
:

purchase their first home;
pursue post-secondary education;
start or expand a small business.

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Purchasing a first home
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Individual Development Accounts: a
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...

Asset-building strategies, such as Individual Development
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in long-term assets with return potential..
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Individual Development Accounts(IDAs) emerged in the
United States in the 1990s as an asset-building strategy.
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matching funds to low-income recipients to promote
savings that can be spent later on eligible uses such as
higher education, microenterprise, and homeownership.

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assets.

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of low- and moderate-income individuals. One of
the pioneering initiatives in this field is the
Individual Development Account (IDA).

IDAs are savings accounts that match the deposits
of program participants, and hence, encourage
savings and help low-income people secure
important assets.

Savers agree to complete financial education
classes and use their savings for an asset-building
purpose, which typically includes education, small
business finance, or a home purchase or
renovation project.

There are also numerous wealth building initiatives
at early stages of development, such as
downpayment or closing cost match programs for
low-income families and child savings accounts for
higher education.
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IDAs and similar programs play a critical role in
building community wealth for several key reasons:

They help community residents develop their own,
long-term wealth-generating capacity.

They promote education, homeownership and
small, local business development—critical
elements of vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods.

By teaching participants key financial skills, they
empower people to make informed choices and
secure their own financial wellbeing.
Individual Development Accounts..

Account holders take money management, credit
counseling and asset training classes while saving to
buy a first home, start a small business, or pay for
postsecondary education.

IDAs make it easier for low- and moderate-income
individuals and families to build the financial assets that
they need to achieve the American Dream.
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What is an IDA?
 

Individual Development Accounts: An Innovative
Approach to Replacing Poverty with Prosperity

Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) were created to
encourage savings, investment and asset accumulation
among moderate income and working families.  Assets –
such as a home, a college education or a business
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How IDAs work

Individual Development Accounts
(IDAs) are special savings accounts

held in escrow—that match the deposits of low- and
moderate-income people. For every dollar saved in an
IDA, savers receive a corresponding match which serves
as both a reward and an incentive to further the saving
habit.

Savers agree to complete financial education classes
and use their savings for an asset-building purpose –
typically for post-secondary education or job training,
home purchase, or to capitalize a small business.

In addition to earning match dollars and interest on their
savings savers learn about budgeting,

saving and receive additional training before purchasing
an asset. IDAs make it possible for individuals to build
the financial assets they need to achieve the American
dream.