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If I publish my book. Can the work be stolen, if I don't copyright it. Also do I need to copyright in every country to avoid my work being stolen.
Asked on Dec 01st, 2019 on Copyrights - California
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If I publish my book. Can the work be stolen, if I don't copyright it. Also do I need to copyright in every country to avoid my work being stolen. I am looking to publish my book on Amazon. Also if I don't copyright it, what can happen anyway. Because my name would be written in the book. I live in India. Book is written in English.
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In the United States, once you publish your "original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression," it is copyright eligible. See 17 U.S.C. § 102 (a). You do not need to register in the United States to claim copyright ownership. However, copyright registration gives extra protection and additionally legal rights in the form of statutory damages in federal court litigation.
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Answered on Dec 14th, 2019 at 5:47 PM