How I Apply for Copyright

Tom H. Richardson has written this book from the copyright-applicant's point of view, not the lawyer's. He is an online publisher, and has applied for ten copyrights since 2011. Richardson takes you step-by-step through each screen of an eCO (electronic Copyright Office) online copyright application, explaining what he's doing, and why he's done it. Where necessary, he quotes the relevant copyright laws and he quotes USCO circulars 9, 14, and 66; so that you don't have to stop and...
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Tom H. Richardson has written this book from the copyright-applicant's point of view, not the lawyer's. He is an online publisher, and has applied for ten copyrights since 2011. Richardson takes you step-by-step through each screen of an eCO (electronic Copyright Office) online copyright application, explaining what he's doing, and why he's done it. Where necessary, he quotes the relevant copyright laws and he quotes USCO circulars 9, 14, and 66; so that you don't have to stop and look them up. Because Richardson is not a lawyer, there is information that he can't give you, and there are questions of yours that he can't answer. When that happens, he'll say "I don't know" or "I don't understand." Those are words that no lawyer will ever say to you. Likewise, because Richardson is not a lawyer, he won't confuse you or scare you by telling you about court rulings that might not apply to you, and which you can't do anything about anyway. There is one statement that you won't find in this book: "Blah-blah-blah, you should consult with an attorney." You buy this book to get directions and answers (or to be quickly told "I don't know"), not to endure a timid author covering his afterside. CHAPTER HEADINGS: Chapter 1: Know This Ahead of Time Chapter 2: Creating An Online Account With The United States Copyright Office Chapter 3: eCO Log-In And Home Screens Chapter 4: Work For Hire--What You Need To Know Chapter 5: Was Your Online Work "Published" Or Not? How-To 1: I Draw A Picture, Then Copyright It How-To 2: I Hire A Poet To Write A Poem, Then The Poem Gets Published On The 'Net Intermission: Limitation Of Claim How-To 3: A Public-Domain Cover, A Previously Registered Poem, And Work-For-Hire Inside Art Afterword 1: After You've Applied For A Copyright Afterword 2: Using Someone Else's Copyrighted Stuff Glossary This book is 100 pages; word count is 24,500. Read the first chapter for free: http://tomhrichardson.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/how-i-apply-for-copyright-first-chapter/