* This is not the definitive information page on copyrighting your written work.  All of the information that is on this page was gathered from different sources on the internet and compiled here. We suggest that you find the difinitive information at the sources provided.  This page is ment to be a starting point only.  Good luck with your thorough search on copyright.

See an email about paying for copyright
at the bottomm of this page.
Scam?
 

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Crash Course in Copyright - http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm#top

                        Someone owns just about everything
                        Fair use lets you use their things
                          - But not as much as you'd like to
                        Sometimes you have to ask for permission
                        Sometimes you are the owner - think about that!

                     See the full info at the url above.

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2.1) What is a copyright?  - http://www.eff.org/pub/Intellectual_property/copyright.faq

This article is Copyright 1994 by Terry Carroll.

A copyright is a right of intellectual property, whereby authors obtain,
for a limited time, certain exclusive rights to their works.  In the
United States, copyright is exclusively federal law, and derives from the
"copyright clause" of the Constitution (Art. 1, sec. 8, cl. 8), which
provides Congress with the power "to promote science and the useful arts,
by securing for limited times to authors ... the exclusive right to their
... writings."
 

                     See the full info at the url above.

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What is Copyright? - http://www.cancopy.com/copyright/index.html

                      The Canadian Copyright Act became law in January 1924 and was left
                      virtually unchanged until 1988, when it was amended in a first phase of
                      copyright reform. A second phase of copyright reform was completed in
                      1997 when Bill C-32, an Act to amend the Copyright Act, received
                      Royal Assent and was proclaimed law.

                      Rights established by the Copyright Act give copyright owners control
                      over their creations, including the exclusive right to authorise reproduction
                      of their works and decide how, and by whom, they are used. Creators
                      are entitled to benefit from their works financially, whether their work is
                      photocopied (as in a page from a novel), or reprinted (as in a short story
                      republished in a new collection).

                     See the full info at the url above.

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> PWAC National Office wrote:
> >
> > -------------------------
> > PWAC-BULLETIN
> > October 30, 2000    00-46
> > -------------------------
> >
> > ***********************
> > WARNING RE COPYRIGHT.CA
> > ***********************
> >
> > It has come to our attention that a new web site called "Copyright.ca"
> has
> > been launched on the internet, and is being advertised to Canadian
> writers.
> > The address of the site is http://www.copyright.ca
> >
> > Please be warned that the information on this site is misleading. The
> > private company that owns the site -- Kasia Copyright Services Inc --
> > offers to "register your copyright" in return for a $100 fee, implying
> that
> > it is necessary to undertake such a registration in order for your
> work to
> > be "copyrighted".
> >
> > However, in Canada a creator's work is automatically protected under
> the
> > Copyright Act, and it is not necessary to undertake any kind of formal
>
> > registration to establish copyright ownership. The only benefit of
> such
> > registration would be to establish "proof" that the work was written
> by you
> > at a specific time. Such proof is rarely required, and could be
> established
> > easily (and less expensively) by simply mailing a copy of the
> manuscript to
> > yourself.
> >
> > However, if for some reason you still wish to formally register your
> > copyright, we recommend that you do so through the Canadian
> Intellectual
> > Property Office of Industry Canada, which charges a $65 fee. The
> following
> > web page provides complete details and instructions:
> >
>
https://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/copyright-filing/application/engdoc
/cp_
>
> > filing_form-e.html
> >
> > A script registration service is also available through The Writers'
> Guild
> > of Canada, which charges a $20 fee. The following web page provides
> > complete details and instructions:
> > http://www.writersguildofcanada.com/script.html
> >
> > Please do not hesitate to contact the PWAC Office if you require
> further
> > information about this or any other copyright issue.
> >
> > _________________________________
> >
> > PWAC National Office
> > 54 Wolseley St, Suite 203
> > Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1A5
> > phone: (416) 504-1645
> > fax: (416) 504-9079
> > e-mail: pwac@web.net
> >
> > PWAC Web Site:
> > http://www.pwac.ca
> >
> > Find a Professional Writer:
> > http://www.writers.ca
> >