> For most of Europe, author's right is a given, you don't need to apply for it and pay a fee.
That’s how it works in the US too.
You can register a copyright if you really want to but it isn’t necessary to obtain a copyright on your work. There’s also a bunch of exceptions to this in order to keep a copyright beyond the original term when they previously changed the laws which is how the happy birthday song folks finally lost the ability to sue everyone under the sun.
That’s how it works in the US too.
You can register a copyright if you really want to but it isn’t necessary to obtain a copyright on your work. There’s also a bunch of exceptions to this in order to keep a copyright beyond the original term when they previously changed the laws which is how the happy birthday song folks finally lost the ability to sue everyone under the sun.