Under current U.S. copyright law, registration of the copyright in a work is not necessary to create the copyright itself. To the contrary, copyright is created the moment the work is fixed in a ...

Technically, any work that can be copyrighted is copyrighted as soon as that work is fixed in a tangible medium. However, copyright registration provides important benefits, such as the ability to ...

“Once resolved, copyright owners will know what is required before being able to sue…” On Thursday, June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that should resolve the long-standing question ...