How can I copyright my newspaper?
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In the US and territories, producing an original work confers a copyright.\n\nHere is an overview of copyrights:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
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call your local newspaper and have the photo published
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Go onto the newspaper website you want.  Scroll to the Archive Section. Put the date of newspaper you want in the Archive Section.
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First step is to put 'All pages (or, "All writings") contained herein (the) copyright (symbol)  2006 (the year, of crs) by your name, on the title page (for a book manuscript)...\n\nwhen you put your name/signature on any creative work, they say you are protected. \nIf you are very serious, there is the U.S. Copyright Ofc, in Washington D.C. They don't come to the telephone in a hurry, and you do pay a fee...if you do it via snail mail (I haven't looked lately...likely you can find info and I bet even the application papers, online), you'll need to get a good book, as yu'l likely sit 'on hold' a time...then, you'll need a copy of your text, to send in with the fee and form papers.\nBe aware, that once the copyright expires (yu get to keep renewing it, every few years), then the copyright registered work comes under the 'public domain'...anyone can swipe, legally then. And, yes, they do want you to keep paying renewal fees, last I knew. \nThe old 'kitchen table copyright' is legally binding, in cases of dispute, as far as, again, I last heard: You put a copy of your completed work, into a sealed envelope, which you mail from yourself, to yourself (at the same address). You then file the sealed envelope with its contents away, 'in case'. The rules are different for writing lyrics, and for visuals, for artworks, than for text, when going thru the Wash. DC ofc.\nBest wishes, WRITER
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The other answerers almost have it exactly correct.\n\nYou can not patent a literary work (such as a screenplay or TV script), as this type of work falls under the scope of the Copyright Act.\n\nImmediately after converting the work from an idea in your head to words on paper (which is called putting it into a "tangible medium of expression"), you AUTOMATICALLY hold the US copyright (assuming you're in the US) for that work.  As such, you have almost all of the rights granted in the Act.\n\nIn fact, you can even sue to stop someone who steals your work from benefitting from the theft.  What you do NOT have yet is the ability to sue for damages in the event that someone steals your work and claims it as their own.  To obtain that added benefit of the Act, you need to register your copyright.  You can do this by simply downloading the appropriate forms from the Copyright Office at the US Library of Congress.  Fill them out, send them in with a copy of your work and $20.  And in a few weeks, you'll receive a certification back that your work has been registered.  You may now fully protect your work to the fullest extent of US law.\n\nGood luck!
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Either go to your local newspaper distributor company or the library
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Your local newspaper agent should be able to help you.
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There have been a lot of problems lately with people stealing and posting things on the Internet. The (incorrect) assumption is that anything on the Web is public domain. Creators of all types are learning to protect themselves by making it clear that their work is copyrighted: A copyright protects an artist, publisher or writer from unauthorized copying of his or her work - including song lyrics. \n \n \n Steps:\n1.  Write your lyric and put it in a tangible form - on paper, sheet music, computer disk or audiotape. You can't copyright an idea that is still in your head.\n \n2.  Recognize that anything written after April 1, 1989, is automatically protected (in the United States) by an assumed copyright. If you don't transfer the copyright to someone else, it will last 70 years past your date of death.\n \n3.  Register with the U.S. Copyright Office so that you can more easily collect damages if your work is copied. This also provides public notice.\n \n4.  Use the U.S. Copyright Office's PA form to register a song. Use its SR form to register published and unpublished sound recordings.\n \n5.  Expect to pay a nonrefundable fee for registration. The current charge is $30.\n \n6.  Include a copyright notice at the end of your work. The proper format is: Copyright or �, year of first publication of the work, author's name: � 2000 John Doe or Copyright 2000 John Doe.\n \n \n Tips:\n Check out the Copyright Office's free electronic-mailing list, NewsNet. To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@RS8.LOC.GOV. Type SUBSCRIBE USCOPYRIGHT in the body of the message.\n \n \n Warnings:\n Register your copyright anytime, but remember that, if registration is made within three months before an infringement of the work, the owner can collect statutory damages and attorney's fees in court action. If the work is not registered, he or she can collect only actual damages and profits.\n \n Tips from eHow Users:\n Poor man's copyright \nTo extend this idea and make it more legal, have the copy(s) notarized before sealing it (them) in an envelope. Be sure to mail it to yourself the same day so that the postmark will coincide with the date it was notarized (and you won't have to open the envelope in case you forgot exactly when it was notarized). Although not a secure substitute for a government copyright, it would still be legally recognized by the government as valid.\n \n \nRate this tip:     \n \n Poor Man's copyright by eHow Friend\nI would advise that you not to rely on the Poor Man's copyright. Ensure that you read up very carefully on the Poor Man's copyright before you put faith in it to copyright songs or lyrics.
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Mark them as copyrighted:\n\nCopyright 2006 by (Your Name)\n\nThat's all it takes!
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Have you tried the Paper's own archive. Most Paper's have an Archive that you can research.
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put an ad in your local newspaper
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No. A newspaper does not have a copyright to the facts they publish.\nThe controlling case is the Supreme Court case: International News service v Associated Press(248 US 215).\nIt held that one news service reprinting the stories of the other news service --is not violate copyright.\nThey were punished nevertheless because they deprived the other agency of profits.\nSo a News Clipping service does not violate copyright -- but it can Potentially be punished if it deprives newspapers of profit.
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1. email company\n2. go to library and use microfiche of old newspapers
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http://www.copyright.gov/\nhttp://www.copyright.com/
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you need to contact each copyright holder and negotiate for rights
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I copyright a lot of stuff... For you use literary copyright and follow the instructions in the link I'm sending to you.
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use this site and on the left side banner, click MLA format and then again on the left side click on newspaper and fill it in\n\nhttp://citationmachine.net