About Copyright Law

You can register any original creative work recorded in some way using UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM Copyright registration services. The work can comprise written material like fiction, non-fiction, poetry, reference, scripts, screenplays, and the like. Audio material like music, lyrics, speeches both in written and audio. The visual material may be a drawing, a painting, a photograph, a plan, a logo, a design, a film, a cartoon, relevant stuff. Digital material like a website, computer program, database, etc. In short, any original creative work is applicable to be registered via UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM to protect copyrights.

UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM intends mainly for registration of unpublished works since there are usually state-specific processes in place for published works’ registration. Nonetheless, you can also get your published work registered if desired.

UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM cannot help you register and protect any sort of ideas, but a business or individual's precise presentation of the ideas. For example, a scientist who has written an article on some latest theory may not be eligible to claim copyrights over that theory; in addition, he/she cannot stop other experts in the field from discussing the theory in question in other articles. What a scientist can do is to register copyrights over his/her own produced articles and can rightfully stop others from reproducing the articles.

Similarly, if a fiction writer has written a story, novel or script, etc. about making a journey to the moon, he/she can register copyrights over the story but cannot restrict other writers from writing stories about journeys to the moon. In short, a complete work as a whole can be covered by copyrights, and not only an idea.

In certain cases, you may get an idea registered as a patent. The organizations dealing with such matters vary from country to country and it is advised that you ask an IP lawyer in local jurisdiction for proper and lawful advice.

It is not possible to register a name, a title as well as a short phrase as they aren’t subject to copyrights. Nonetheless, if names and titles are combined with images and/or graphical designs such as logos and graphical design, you may get them registered at UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM. In addition, you may also register names, titles and short phrases if they are used as a trademark. The organizations dealing with such matters vary from country to country and it is advised that you ask an IP lawyer in local jurisdiction for proper and lawful advice.

Any person with an originally created work is eligible to get his/her work registered at UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM such as writers, scientists, artists, researchers, composers, computer programmers and designers, photographers. The nationality and residence of the copyright applicant are not restricted since the copyright law is ruled and administered by international conventions that pledge all residents of subscribed countries certain minimum rights. Any business representative can register the work in question for the business and it is suggested for businesses to have one particular representative to manage one single account to cover the entire business registrations.

Registration is supposed to be made under the legal name of the copyright holder whether it is a person or an organization. In case you have made a work under employment, it is highly likely that the company will claim copyrights. In such a situation, you must read the contract of employment for clear understanding. In case you own a business, it is better to register the work under your business’s name for future benefits. E.g. If the work is on the company's website, you should register it in the name of the company. If it is a work of fiction having no connection with business, it is better to get it registered in your own name.

Yes, you can, but it is not advisable. It is advisable to use your legal name to register your work. In case you use a professional pseudonym, have it inserted in a suitable field. Both names will be shown on your registration.

Registration is supposed to be made under the legal name of the copyright holder whether it is a person or an organization. In case you have made a work under employment, it is highly likely that the company will claim copyrights. In such a situation, you must read the contract of employment for clear understanding. In case you own a business, it is better to register the work under your business’s name for future benefits. E.g. If the work is on the company's website, you should register it in the name of the company. If it is a work of fiction having no connection with business, it is better to get it registered in your own name.

Yes, you can, but it is not advisable. It is advisable to use your legal name to register your work. In case you use a professional pseudonym, have it inserted in a suitable field. Both names will be shown on your registration.

A valuable work should be protected against piracy, duplication, stolen and subject to any other unauthorized usage. Therefore, you must have your work registered to avoid these issues and claim to be the legal owner of your work.
Getting your work with UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM gives self-determining third-party verification of the possession of your work which is a great assistance in protecting your rights and preventing long and/or ineffective legal measures. When you show UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM’s seal on your original work, you will ultimately discourage any plagiarists and pirates.

We feel sorry to say ‘No’ to this question. In 2006, the IP Rights Office decided to stop paper submissions or archives because of the high expenses of handling including warehousing. Now IP Rights Office takes registration requests online in digital format which assists in keeping administrative cost low for registrations.

Yes there are administrative fees for every work getting registered. The charges vary as per the length of registration procedure. Click here to see a list of entire options and charges. Click here to see a list of entire options and charges.

You can use credit cards and as well as debit cards, depending on the currency you select for making the payment. Your account manager will guide you all the possible methods of payment for your unique case.

UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM accepts payments in the following currencies:

- US Dollar

- Australian Dollar

- British Pound

- Canadian Dollar

- Euro

- New Zealand Dollar

In case you don’t see your local currency in the list, you can choose a currency other than the ones mentioned above to make the payment because your debit or credit card company will deal with currency exchange on your behalf.

UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM usually takes 7 to 15 business working days to protect your work.

There is no chance of this happening. The registered files are saved and moved in a digital manner keeping highly confidential between the client and the company.

We do not do so. UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM registration intends to show that you were the rightful owner of the submitted work on the date of submission. It does not intend to show that your work is exclusive. Therefore, your work isn’t checked or compared against any existing work. In fact, registration assists in protection of your work from any copyright infringement by others, but it doesn’t specify that your work doesn’t invade copyrights of others’ works.

As soon as you have registered your original work, you are allowed to place the UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM’s seal on your work showing that it’s been registered with the International Copyrights Protection Bureau for Brands. The UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM seal can be utilized only during the registration period and it can be just applied to registered works. UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM reference number of the registered work should be shown along with the seal wherever it is placed or wherever any statement is made stating registration. The suggested words for any such statement is as follows:
“International Copyrights Protection Bureau Ref: [Your UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM Serial Number]"
The exact words are non-compulsory, but reference numbers must be incorporated. Showing the UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM seal without compliance of requirements for its use is a clear breach of copyrights. The unlawful use of a seal will cancel your registration and may also result in legal action. The seals can be utilized in print as well as online. In print, they might be placed on a manuscript’s cover-page or inlay card of a CD.
When showing UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM seals online, you must use the code given in your account. You mustn’t make use of a print seal online or place the seal's image directly on some webpage, or in email.
You mustn’t change the seal of UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM in any way or issue them to any other person. You should not reveal the web address of any seal images of UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM. Putting an image on a webpage or in an email establishes the distribution and is forbidden.

Making any amendments in originally submitted information and work after registration is not possible. UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM’s registration objective is to settle on the pertinent dates regarding original profile information and work and record the particulars at registration’s time. Therefore, a registration certificate is a declaration about details of everything given on registration date. Changing the details on your own will not make any impact on originally submitted details and work after registration.
In case you realize that you have made some grave mistake(s) at the time of registration which might distort the purpose of actual information and work, you had better cancel the existing registration without any delay and reregister the work with right particulars and work file. Regrettably, because of the already done process of registration, UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM will not be able to repay the received fee.

No, we will not ensure the uniqueness of your work and neither registering the work does so. Registration only proves that you had the work in your possession on registration’s date. Registration helps you defend against any following breach of your copyrights by providing documented proof of your possession of the work earlier than any other person who might copy your work. Nonetheless, Registration is not evidence that your submitted work is not breaching someone else’s copyrights.

No, it doesn’t because every case is judged on its own available information and evidence. In case your opponent can prove that he/she created the work and is the legal owner of it before you can prove it, he/she would claim breach of copyrights. Nonetheless, registering your work will be of assistance to you so as to verify that you were the rightful owner of the work till a particular date which will aid you in the legal affairs.

Yes, you can, but registering the work will only help you in disputes occurring in future pertaining to breaches which take place after the registration date. Therefore, there won't be any use in the ongoing cases of breach.

When the expiration date of your work registration is approaching, UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM will send a notification to your specified addresses notifying you about the approaching expiration date of registration. As soon as you receive the notification, you can renew your registration. In case you miss or skip the renewal process, you will lose the contract and UNIVERSALCOPYRIGHTREGISTRY.COM will no longer be responsible for the protection of your work. After the expiration date, you will still have a chance to re register your work as a new registration.