Is This Legit?

[tek inpektor]

Is this site legit? It looks semi-shady...

 

http://www.copyrighted.com/

 

If it's legit, does it legally copyright your stuff by US law?

2nd  part answered:

 

Is the copyright protection you provide valid worldwide?

Yes, Copyrighted.com provides a public date registration of your original digital creations. This process is verifiable proof worldwide that your digital creation was registered to you on a specific date.

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2shady4me

[dizmo]

What are you trying to copy right? I don't think it really works for names. Usually it's works.

[tek inpektor]

2shady4me

Actually looks pretty legit now...

http://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/copyrighted.com

[tek inpektor]

What are you trying to copy right? I don't think it really works for names. Usually it's works.

The game I'm making.

[L.E.D]

If I was to copyright something I would probably speak to some kind of legal aid to see what I should do.

[dizmo]

Read, and be pleased with your new found knowledge.

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/

[tek inpektor]

Read, and be pleased with your new found knowledge.

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/

Wrong website...

[dizmo]

Wrong website...

Nope. It answers all your questions.

[tek inpektor]

Nope. It answers all your questions.

Nope, it doesn't tell me if the site is legit.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Nope. It answers all your questions.

 

What this guy said.

 

Wrong website...

 

When is my work protected?

Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.  

[tek inpektor]

What this guy said.

I never asked 'when is it protected'..... I asked if that peticular website Legally protects me under US law, as you can see, I answered myself in the OP before he sent that link...

[dizmo]

Nope, it doesn't tell me if the site is legit.

Why would you use a sketch site when you can just do it through the government site. It tells you how.

Some peoples children.

[dizmo]

I never asked 'when is it protected'..... I asked if that peticular website Legally protects me under US law, as you can see, I answered myself in the OP before he sent that link...

It doesn't protect you in all countries. US Copyright isn't valid in all countries.

[tek inpektor]

Why would you use a sketch site when you can just do it through the government site. It tells you how.

Some peoples children.

Free > Pay money

[Hans Christian | Teri]

I never asked 'when is it protected'..... I asked if that peticular website Legally protects me under US law, as you can see, I answered myself in the OP before he sent that link...

 

I don't think you understand how Copyright works. There is absolutely no need for anything else than the .gov info site, there is absolutely no use for any other suspect or none suspect site.

 

Free > Pay money

 

 

Pay money for what?

[tek inpektor]

It doesn't protect you in all countries. US Copyright isn't valid in all countries.

Then the site must be worldwide copyright....

[tek inpektor]

I don't think you understand how Copyright works. There is absolutely no need for anything else than the .gov info site, there is absolutely no use for any other suspect or none suspect site.

 

 

 

Pay money for what?

You have to pay money for a copyright....

[Hans Christian | Teri]

You have to pay money for a copyright....

 

No you don't. As I said I don't think you understand how Copyright works.

[dizmo]

Free > Pay money

Except it's free...

Haha, clearly you didn't read it.

 

Then the site must be worldwide copyright....

Nope, it's not.

 

 

You have to pay money for a copyright....

Wrong again.

 

 

Hahaha, you go to a sketchy site asking if it's legit, and then you read what it says on said sketchy website and believe it as fact.

So, why did you even ask the question?

You're right though, I'm wrong. The US Government website I sent you to, is also wrong.

That website is 100% correct. Go for it.

[CCap]

Except it's free...

Haha, clearly you didn't read it.

This sir, is where you would be wrong.

 

Do I have to register with your office to be protected?

No. In general, registration is voluntary. Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section “Copyright Registration.” 

The copyright is everything but useful when you are trying to file suit on somebody for stealing your idea. 

 

For more information, feel free to read on here.

[dizmo]

This sir, is where you would be wrong.

 

The copyright is everything but useful when you are trying to file suit on somebody for stealing your idea. 

 

For more information, feel free to read on here.

Fair enough.

However, unless it's registered with the Copyright office, you don't really have much protection. It's not an actual copy right.

[tek inpektor]

Except it's free...

Haha, clearly you didn't read it.

 

Nope, it's not.

 

 

Wrong again.

 

 

Hahaha, you go to a sketchy site asking if it's legit, and then you read what it says on said sketchy website and believe it as fact.

So, why did you even ask the question?

You're right though, I'm wrong. The US Government website I sent you to, is also wrong.

That website is 100% correct. Go for it.

 

 

No you don't. As I said I don't think you understand how Copyright works.

http://www.copyright.gov/docs/fees.html

[Hans Christian | Teri]

http://www.copyright.gov/docs/fees.html

 

http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/text.jsp?file_id=283698

 

Knock yourself out.

[alpenwasser]

I really recommend reading the .gov site.

Also, as has been stated, there is no need for registration of any form in order

to have copyright, however if somebody infringes on it and you wish to enfore

it (say, via lawsuit), further measures will be necessary, as said in the quotes above.

The linked website has nothing to do with whether or not you have copyright,

their service merely claims to help you prove that you had copyright beginning

on a certain date (it can be important to have reliable evidence on the timeline

in copyright cases - who was first, so to speak). Whether or not it's shady is

another matter, and I really can't judge on that. EDIT: It does seem

a bit strange to me that the service is free. What's their stream of revenue?/EDIT

To quote wikipedia:

 

In all countries where the Berne Convention standards apply, copyright is automatic, and need not be obtained through official registration with any government office. Once an idea has been reduced to tangible form, for example by securing it in a fixed medium (such as a drawing, sheet music, photograph, a videotape, or a computer file), the copyright holder is entitled to enforce his or her exclusive rights.[10] However, while registration isn't needed to exercise copyright, in jurisdictions where the laws provide for registration, it serves as prima facie evidence of a valid copyright and enables the copyright holder to seek statutory damages and attorney's fees. (In the USA, registering after an infringement only enables one to receive actual damages and lost profits.)

And the document linked by @CCap (page 3):

The way in which copyright protection is secured is frequently misunderstood. No publication or registration or other action in the Copyright Office is required to secure copyright. See the following note. There are, however, certain definite advantages to registration.

And then on page 7

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 may be made at any time within the life of the copyright. Unlike the law before 1978, when a work has been registered in unpublished form, it is not necessary to make another registration when the work becomes published, although the copyright owner may register the published edition, if desired.

Also, I see no way in which this website would allow you to avoid the fees associated

with registering a copyright, since you'd still need to file an official registration

should you wish to bring forth a lawsuit even if you'd registered your content with

that site, at least as far as I understand things.