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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin
Obsolete laws from a time when self-publishing was virtually non-extant. Today anyone can readily publish intellectual work in a whim. Who's gonna apply for copyright every single time they publish a new poem in their blogs?
You've published at a certain date, you're the author, you have the rights over copies, case closed.
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Yeah, I'd forego the whole hassle now, but back when I thought I was on the cusp of fame it was cheap peace of mind. I filed U.S. copyright twice in recent years and the deal then was - IF you do it before publishing, you can use the much faster, cheaper, and more convenient online process, and forego sending hardcopies regardless of how you intend to publish. It was only $35 or something similar.