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Website Copyrighting – Necessity or Formality?

As stated by the Copyright Law, when a piece of work is created, it automatically gets protection against infringement of copyright. It is still a good idea to acquire copyright registration to assert the owner’s authority. Also if need arises, such as in case of copyright infringement, there is no better proof than a registration. Keeping track of dates and names can be a further evidence to any such allegations.

Like any other form of creation as literature, music, drama, painting or a design, creating a website also needs protection rights. When starting a website, place a copyright notice on the site to assert your ownership. As its creation and completion may take some time, especially when designed without professional graphic designers, copyright will discourage any alleged copies of the work in progress. Also records of any changes or revisions must be present with dates and official stamps so as to have a clear record of all your projects.

“Poor man’s copy” is a technique authors use to keep records. They post a copy of all their work step by step to themselves so they have exact dates and content for reproduction at any time to prove authority. Detailed projects …