tiny, several points. One, your book is copyrighted the moment you save it to a fixed medium, like paper or your hard drive. You do not need to register that copyright for it to exist.
Two, never copyright a book manuscript before submitting it, since revision and editing will probably be required. The book you copyrighted won't be the one that goes to press--and publishers rightly regard an author who copyrights before submission as both a paranoid with delusions of grandeur and someone who believes the publisher might steal--not the impression you want them to have of you.
Three, you don't need an attorney to register a copyright. It can be done online or by mail easily.
And four, was there a question in there someplace?
There wasn't a question in this statement. But if you are looking for advice, then a lawyer is the way to go. If you are writing a complete cookbook then there is a cheaper way to go then a lawyer. The USPTO office will supply the forms needed to copy-write the work as a whole. Just fill out the forms, pay the fee and mail a copy with the forms to the USPTO and they will send you a copy-write receipt.
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You don't really need an attorney just send for a form from the Library of Congress
Copyright Office
101 Independence Ave. S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
202-707-3000
I had a book published and this was the way I got the copyright.
tiny, several points. One, your book is copyrighted the moment you save it to a fixed medium, like paper or your hard drive. You do not need to register that copyright for it to exist.
Two, never copyright a book manuscript before submitting it, since revision and editing will probably be required. The book you copyrighted won't be the one that goes to press--and publishers rightly regard an author who copyrights before submission as both a paranoid with delusions of grandeur and someone who believes the publisher might steal--not the impression you want them to have of you.
Three, you don't need an attorney to register a copyright. It can be done online or by mail easily.
And four, was there a question in there someplace?
There wasn't a question in this statement. But if you are looking for advice, then a lawyer is the way to go. If you are writing a complete cookbook then there is a cheaper way to go then a lawyer. The USPTO office will supply the forms needed to copy-write the work as a whole. Just fill out the forms, pay the fee and mail a copy with the forms to the USPTO and they will send you a copy-write receipt.
Any original work is automatically copyrighted.
What's the question?
congrats...now what's your question