Copyrighting a Website
When a piece of work is brought into a tangible form, it automatically acquires copyright protection. It is still a good idea to preserve each document with time, date and some official stamp. If ever this record has to be reproduced to challenge infringement, this data will be very helpful in influencing the decision in the owner’s favour. Like any other form of work such as art, design, music, film, drama or research work, creating a new website also needs good planning and preservation to avoid plagiarism.
When creating a new website, it is desirable to attain and place a copyright notice on your website so as to announce your ownership towards any work that is displayed here from time to time. Such projects generally take quite some time especially if you design it yourself, without any professional help. It is preferable to keep a track of drafts and alterations with dates so no charges of infringement can come upon.
Some authors post a copy of their work to themselves at every step. Not every piece is perfect the very first time, any changes or developments to a page or even a single element must be in …