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To register for a copyright for your website, go to the U.S. Copyright Office's online Registration Portal to complete an application under the category of “Other Digital Content.” Expect a processing period of six to eight months if you file online or eight to 10 months if you file using a paper form.May 8, 2019

Under the DMCA or Digital Millennium Copyright Act, all content published online is protected under copyright law, regardless of it having the copyright symbol on the page. Any content, no matter the form it takes (whether digital, print, or media) is protected under copyright law.Jun 5, 2013

Pay the Copyright Filing Fee

Electronic filing to copyright a website ranges from $50 to $65. Online it costs $35.Nov 2, 2021

To insert the copyright symbol, ©, into your web page, do the following: Move your cursor to the place on your web page where you want the symbol to appear. Select "Insert | Characters and Symbols" from the menu. ... Select the "Common Symbols" radio box in the dialog box that appears, if it is not already selected.Nov 23, 2020

In fact, a company's website is often among its most valuable assets, one well worth protecting. Copyrighting your website through the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) can provide federal protection against competing businesses that may be inclined to copy or borrow from it.Sep 27, 2021

Under United States copyright law, creators are presumed to own the copyright in the works they create. This means that whoever creates the various aspects of your website will be presumed to have ownership of the copyright in those specific elements (the concept of separate website elements is discussed more below).

No, web addresses (also known as a domain names or URLs) aren't protected by copyright. Copyright law does not protect domain names. Even though copyright doesn't protect domain names, that doesn't mean domain names are entirely unprotected. Trademark law protects web addresses.Sep 16, 2020

You will usually never own the web server that hosts your website. You are be granted a license to use the Intellectual Property of the website creator and/or the web platform used to build it. Only if you program the website yourself or have a “work for hire” agreement, you will own the website source code.

Is a logo subject to copyright? Yes. A logo that includes artistic or design elements, (i.e. not just the name on its own), is legally regarded as being a work of artistic creation and therefore will be protected under copyright law. Copyright protects the logo as an artistic work.