Have you filed your copyright for 2012?

Have you filed your copyrights for all the art you've created this year? For only $35 you can file your images digitally online at http://www.copyright.gov/eco/







Kate's tips:


Have the Tutorial open on your screen while you go through the application process, otherwise it's easy to get sidetracked and go down the wrong road, especially when a lot of their examples are oriented towards musicians & video producers.


There is a hour time limit for downloading, so it's best to have your art ready before you get on the site. Make copies of your art files, reduce their file sizes and put them all in one folder on the desktop. That way, they are ready to download and easy to find. I reduced each image down to 100-500K range.



Have any tips of your own? Leave them in the comments below or write to me directly and I'll add them on this post.






Before using the service, read

eCO Acceptable File Types,

eCO Tips,

eCO FAQs, or eCO Tutorial (PowerPoint) eCO Tutorial (PDF).

For recently added features, see eCO Updates







Articles on Copyrights




Fear of Getting Your Art Stolen? Look at the Numbers

How to Register You Copyrights Digitally

Artist Protects Copyright Through Twitter

The 10 Key Points That Must Be In Every Licensing Agreement

Protecting Your Designs with Watermark Tools

Photoshop Tip: How to create a customized signature brush

Protecting Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. Stanfield

How to protect your assets in a licensing agreement







Free Booklets from the Copyright Office


PDF PDF Make Sure Your Application Will Be Acceptable

PDF Cartoons and Comic Strips

PDF Have a Question About Copyright Registration?

PDF Make Sure Your Application Will Be Acceptable

PDF Publications on Copyright

PDF Copyright Notice








Legal Books for Artists:




Legal Guide for the Visual Artist, Fifth Edition







Copyright Law for Artists, Photographers and Designers (Essential Guides)





The Copyright Handbook: What Every Writer Needs to Know





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