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If you’ve thought about copyrighting your book, you’re on the right path. You don’t want to wake up one morning and find out that someone else has completely ripped it off to make their own version, and now no one’s reading your story. We have a definitive guide about book copyright here. Let’s see what it is.
It is exactly what it says. When books are published, this right prevents others from replicating your work and selling it (for profit or otherwise) without your consent.
When your book is protected under copyright, it is the legal way of shooing away anyone who wants to replicate your book. This also ensures that this book will remain your original creative work and intellectual property, even after you’ve published it in the public sphere.
To get the copyright for your book, you have to undergo a registration process. But this isn’t the same for every country. We’re going to link you to the processes of three countries in particular: India, USA, and UK.
Once you copyright your book, the copyright protection lasts for over 70 years after the author’s death.
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The cost of copyright varies from country to country. We suggest you check the sites of each. For example, in the US you will have to pay $85 for a book copyright, in India you’ll have to pay Rs 500 (minimum), and in the UK you’ll have to pay £42.50 for 5 years or £72.50 for 10 years per work.
Yes, absolutely! You need to copyright your book to retain your creative and legal right over your work.
A book is under copyright for as long as the author is alive, plus 70 years. After that, it’s available to the public domain.
You have to pay a minimum amount to get your book copyrighted. In the US, you’ll have to pay $85, in India it’s a minimum amount of Rs 500 per work, and in the UK £42.50 for 5 years or £72.50 for 10 years per work.
The process for copyrighting a comic book is the same as copyrighting any other book.
The process for copyrighting a children’s book is the same as copyrighting any other book.
You can copyright a book before it’s published.
There is no need to copyright your book before sending it to a publisher. The publisher will handle the paperwork, and you will own the copyright of your book.
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