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Originally Posted by rcentros
Huh? What exactly is involved in the "cost of enforcing copyrights forever"? As far as I know, you pay a fee to the government to register your copyright. Once the copyright has been registered, it's up to you (the author) to take any copyright violators to court, not the government.
As for what the government gets back in return? — I was unaware that book sales were not taxed.
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Actually, you don't have to pay anything. Copyright comes into play as soon as the work is created, whether or not the author/creator chooses to formally register it with the government.
If an author/creator wants to be able to bring an infringement lawsuit, however, *then* they need to register the copyright. There is a small charge of $35 to file the registration online. If you wish to print out the registration form and mail it in, the fee is $85.
Shari