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Originally Posted by WBW
I believe it is that way in most countries. The point is, how do you actually prove you wrote it at exactly that point in time? Is a MS Word file enough evidence?
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No, a Word file would not be enough. In the US, if you ever need to sue for copyright infringement, you MUST have your copyright registered through the Copyright Office. While your copyright does in fact exist the moment you set a copyright-able work down in tangible form, you cannot legally defend it in US courts unless you register it first.
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/fa...al.html#mywork
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