Copyright automatically applies to book manuscripts, articles, blog posts, artwork—almost any copyrightable object that people create. That’s been the law since the 1976 Copyright Act took effect. “If you draw a picture on a scrap of paper, you actually own a copyright in that picture”—no paperwork required, Ms. Sims says.
What You Don’t Know About Copyright, but Should
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