DIY Copyrighting Your Intellectual Property

The Gist Of This Episode: Unsure of how to protect your intellectual property? Here’s a DIY plus some tips on how not to screw it up!

What you will learn:

• What the copyright process is
• Non-registered vs registered and the benefits of having IP registered with the copyright office
• What NOT to do if you discover infringement
• What you SHOULD do if you discover infringement
• and more!

Quick Checklist:

Copyright process

• Copyright.gov
• Fill out application
• Do within 90 days of publication
• Batch process

Things NOT to do

• post in a FB group
• send a quick take down without taking evidence
• send a letter lambasting them
• post on social media lambasting them

Things TO do

• Screen shot everything
• Dig around
• Do a reverse image or word search (google alerts)
• Contact an intellectual property lawyer for an initial assessment  (doesn’t have to be local)

Inquire here for Intellectual Property help > Eden Law