Not quite but that is the official place to start. For example it is
widely held that a copyright need not be registered which is
actually correct but there is a little 'gotcha' that can make or
break the whole reason for wanting to copyright, that being
the ability to force others to cease and desist and seek penalties
and other remedies from those who infringe.
If for example the copyright is not registered within 90 days
of the date the expression was reduced to practice (published the
first time) you lose all opportunity to seek compensation for attorney
fees and other types of compensation if you have to take an infringer
to court.
The only way to get into a federal court to even argue the case requires
the copyright to be registered. It is currently less than $40 U.S. per
expression
so if you are working with something that really needs to be protected be
aware of the 'gotchas' that are not clearly discussed in any of the
documents
at the U.S. Copyright Office website. Best to also call lawyers to discuss
the
actual real world issues involved.
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<%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results -- Half the Cost"
Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development
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