Benefits of Registering your Copyright with the US Government

• You are required to register your work with the U.S. Copyright Office before you can bring a copyright lawsuit in federal court.

• Copyright registration will create a public record of your copyright claim, which can be important later if there is ever a legal dispute about when the work was first created and by whom.

• Registered works may be eligible for statutory damages and attorney's fees in successful litigation.

• Copyright owners who register their work within five years of publication have a presumption of validity in litigation.

• Timely registration enables copyright owners to recover statutory damages, attorneys' fees, and costs for post-registration infringement.