Copyright Registration
A public record of authorship, for software, writing, art and music.
Copyright subsists automatically the moment a work is created; registration is not what creates the right. What it creates is a public record with a date on it, and that is what makes the right practical to enforce.
Software is registered as a literary work, and the application needs the first and last ten pages of source code.
Every application sits through a mandatory thirty-day window for objections before the registrar takes it further.
What is included
- Form XIV application and the statement of particulars
- Work classified correctly for the fee
- The thirty-day objection window handled
- Registration certificate and the diary number
What we need from you
- Two copies of the work, or the source code extract for software
- Author and owner details with a no-objection where they differ
- Power of attorney
- Publication details, if it is published
Questions
Do I need to register copyright if it exists automatically?
The right exists without registration, but proving when you created the work is the hard part of any infringement claim. A registration certificate is accepted as prima facie evidence and settles that question.
Also in Trademark & IP
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- A firm quote before any work begins
- Your details are never sold or shared