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Creation Deposit

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Creation Deposit

09/11/2026

The author or owner of the work should make a copyright deposit, whether the work is artistic, literary, design, website, project or concept. A copyright deposit and registration is the only way an original work can be protected in a way that provides the author with the full range of advantages and benefits related to his creativity.

There many great reasons to protect a creative work by depositing and registering a work for copyright protection:

The deposit process is easy.

· A register protects one’s works for the life of the author plus 70 years and the deposit is stored securely for 30 years.

· Registration provides proof of the work’s creation date, to prevent plagiarism.

· A certification of deposit is available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so that an author can respond easily to threatened litigation.

· Registration and deposit provides an archived history of one’s creations, including all aspects of the work, in a secure repository.

· It easily discourages others from copying or continuing to copy your work, since you can easily prove ownership and the date of creation.

· The author can indicate their ownership on their document or website and prove that it has been protected by copyright.

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Quiz

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Three quick questions about copyright. The explanation shows as soon as you answer.

  1. What does a private, time-stamped copyright filing give you?

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    Correct answer: Evidence of your authorship and of the date your work existed In a dispute, the party who can prove the earliest date has the advantage. A dated filing kept by a trusted third party is evidence of that date. It does not replace registration with the Copyright Office, which you still need before suing over a U.S. work.

  2. When is your work protected by copyright in the United States?

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    Correct answer: As soon as it is created and fixed in a tangible form Copyright protects original works of authorship from the moment they are fixed in a tangible medium, such as paper, a file or a recording (17 U.S.C. § 102). No registration is needed for the copyright to exist.

  3. How long does copyright last for a work created today by an individual?

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    Correct answer: The author's life plus 70 years For works created since 1978, the term is the author's life plus 70 years (17 U.S.C. § 302). Works made for hire last 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever ends first.

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