Digital Copyright!!!? O_*

[Emi GS]

Can anyone explain me what is a digital copyright and how and from where we can get!!!? Please use simple language rather than the complicated explanation which was already there in the Google world. 

[northie]

What is it you want to claim copyright / ownership for, Emi? Text, image, photo, idea, program ...?

[drpaladin]

You have copyright upon the creation of an original work without registration. The sticky point in that is proving when you created it. For instance, if it is a story published here, you only have to indicate the time and date it was published online.

 

The only requirement for registering a work would be if you foresaw there might be a need to go to federal court in an infringement case. If a work is or might have the possibility of generating income, it should be registered.

[FormerMember4]

However @Emi GS. When you post a poem, it’s protected with copyright label. AC told me a long time ago, if only posted on Live Poets, not protected.

[drpaladin]

22 minutes ago, BlindAmbition said:

However @Emi GS. When you post a poem, it’s protected with copyright label. AC told me a long time ago, if only posted on Live Poets, not protected.

 

If you manually add the copyright line where it isn't auto-generated, it's not an issue.

[Emi GS]

8 hours ago, northie said:

What is it you want to claim copyright / ownership for, Emi? Text, image, photo, idea, program ...?

Actually I am going to publish a book for a contest and that's where I got confused with this digital copyright thing. They said:

 

" I have several books but do not have their digital copyrights. Can I still publish those to enter the contest? 

No, only the authors with digital copyrights can publish the book here."

 

I got confused there...

[drpaladin]

1 hour ago, Emi GS said:

Actually I am going to publish a book for a contest and that's where I got confused with this digital copyright thing. They said:

 

" I have several books but do not have their digital copyrights. Can I still publish those to enter the contest? 

No, only the authors with digital copyrights can publish the book here."

 

I got confused there...

 

If they are requiring actual registration, you are likely going to run into a time constraint. The minimum processing time for electronic filing, the shortest period, is six to eight months. This is the current processing time according to the Copyright Office.

 

Edit:

Now there might be a misunderstanding going on here. They may be just asking if you have the right to publish the work, as in you are the original creator. No guarantees on that though.

Edited October 26, 2017 by drpaladin

[Cia]

I think the person who asked that question on the other site is confused. You don't have to get a copyright in order to publish a manuscript into an eBook, and I've never even seen a contest that required it. You 'own' the copyright of anything you personally and solely create, and most websites or contests put the onus on the person by saying that by posting/entering you're agreeing that you have the rights or permissions to do that because you hold the copyright or a release of copyright. Then, if any question about ownership comes up,  you're the one left responsible if it comes out that you were lying. If you want to PROVE it, however, it's best to visit your country's website that governs copyright and look for the specific type of content and what you must do. In the US it's basically a form and a relatively low fee. It mostly comes in handy if you have to deal with plagiarists who are stealing money from you on a sale site like Amazon because they're more likely to pull your content if they don't think you own the right to publish it and furnishing a purchased copyright is the easiest way to prove ownership. 

 

That's why we come down so hard on plagiarists here. We want it publicly stated that they lied about what they said they created because it's not just a morally bankrupt action but a potentially legally liable one as well. 

[William King]

On 26/10/2017 at 5:02 AM, Emi GS said:

I have several books but do not have their digital copyrights. Can I still publish those to enter the contest? 

 

Emi - you are confusing people. You are saying (above) I have several books which I DO NOT OWN (they are not my books). Can I publish?

 

Of course the answer you got is NO.

 

You do not need to register your book to own it, it is yours to publish, you could register for the digital copyright, you have the digital copyright whether you register or not.

 

What you risk - if this book has not been published previously, on here for example - is not being able to prove the book is yours, if someone should steal it and publish it under their own name - highly unlikely.

 

So go ahead and enter the book in the competition and stop worrying, it's your book, you are free to publish.

 

[Emi GS]

1 hour ago, William King said:

 

Emi - you are confusing people. You are saying (above) I have several books which I DO NOT OWN (they are not my books). Can I publish?

 

Of course the answer you got is NO.

 

You do not need to register your book to own it, it is yours to publish, you could register for the digital copyright, you have the digital copyright whether you register or not.

 

What you risk - if this book has not been published previously, on here for example - is not being able to prove the book is yours, if someone should steal it and publish it under their own name - highly unlikely.

 

So go ahead and enter the book in the competition and stop worrying, it's your book, you are free to publish.

 

 

Thanks William. I got it after some answers. Thanks for giving a clear explanation on it.