🎉Happy New Year – and did you know this about Copyrights?
🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉
I hope your holidays were cozy with hot chocolate by the fire. ☕
My poor hubby has experienced a detached retina since September so he hasn’t been able to fly anywhere (it puts too much pressure on the eye) so we stayed in Sedona and had relaxing holidays at home.
Now I’m feeling refreshed and ready for a new year. How about you?
Did you know today isn’t just about fresh starts and resolutions though? It’s also National Copyright Law Day!
Why am I geeking out over this? 🤓
Because protecting the amazing things you create—whether it’s a book, program guide, video, or audio—is one of the smartest moves you can make in business.
I can’t help myself… I always want to help you legally protect yourself and your work so I’m sharing a legal tip today…
Registering your copyright keeps your work safe and ensures everyone knows you are the rightful owner.
💡 Legal Love™ Tip: Give your intellectual property the love it deserves with a registered copyright.
What is it?
Copyright rights are intellectual property rights granted by law to show you are the AUTHOR and rightful OWNER of an original creative work.
You can copyright things you create like:
- Books / e-books
- Program guides
- Proprietary methodologies (put in print, audio or video)
- Program or course videos
- YouTube or marketing videos
- Audio recordings
- Podcast recordings, downloads, and scripts
- PDFs and course handouts
- Photography
- Music
- Screenplays
- Software
- and more!
Registered Copyright rights allow you to say “I wrote this. I created this. This is my idea.”
In fact, there is a current lawsuit going on where one influencer is suing another over an alleged copyright violation for copying her same beige furniture and aesthetic in backgrounds of her social media posts and video.
Can an aesthetic be copyrighted? The case is still pending so the jury is still out…but for everything listed above, yes, you can copyright it.
Why do you need it?
Registered Copyrights give you the exclusive right to use, reproduce, duplicate, distribute, display, transfer, and sell what you created.
They also allow you to go after other people if they copy or steal your copyrighted work without your permission.
Personally, I’ve registered 2 Copyrights with the US Copyright Office:
My book: Easy Legal Steps…That Are Also Good For Your Soul
My podcast: Get Legally Enlightened
Know that Copyright is one of the best ways to honor and protect your unique body of work.
But if you’re wanting to copyright your use of beige chairs in your Instagram videos, hold off for now… it’s not a thing yet.
Happy New Year – and Happy Copyright Law Day!
Have something to Copyright?
My 1-on-1 Copyright package includes:
- Copyright Prep Sheet
- 30-Minute Copyright Prep Call
- Copyright Filing with the US Copyright Office
- Government Fees – all fees included!
- All Communication with the US Copyright Office
- Ongoing Monitoring of Copyright Application Progress
- Copyright Registration Certificate
Learn more and get started here.
