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a question on copyrights

Jeffrey Carter

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0 posted 2004-07-29 09:53 PM

Ron (or anyone else),

How would I go about copyrighting a collection of my poetry? Say, I have 75 poems I want to have copyrighted, can I copyright all of them at once as an anthology or would I need to break them up into smaller groups or just copyright one at a time?

I have never copyrighted anything so any information anyone can give me will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff

Nan

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1 posted 2004-07-29 11:43 PM

Liz Santos has copyrighted several of her own anthologies. I bet that if you email her, she'd be happy to share some tidbits with you...

Jeffrey Carter

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2 posted 2004-07-30 01:40 PM

Thanks Nan

Ron

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3 posted 2004-07-30 07:38 PM

quote:
May I register more than one work on the same application? Where do I list the titles?

You may register unpublished works as a collection on one application with one title for the entire collection if certain conditions are met. It is not necessary to list the individual titles in your collection, although you may by completing a Form CON. Published works may only be registered as a collection if they were actually first published as a collection and if other requirements have been met. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section “Registration Procedures.”

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-register.html

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