Copyrights
Make it: copyrights
You own a copyright the moment you make the work. Registering it, and getting the right signatures from the people you paid, is what lets you enforce it.
We register software, writing, photography, illustration, music and design. For companies, the bigger question is usually who owns work a contractor or agency made, so we write the assignments that settle it. When someone copies your work, we send the takedown notices and the letters.
Fees
How copyright fees work
A flat fee for each job, quoted in writing before we start.
Registration
One work registered with the Copyright Office. The fee is per work.
Advice on what to register, and as what
Application and deposit copy
Contractor assignment
An assignment for work a contractor or agency made for you. The fee follows how many people made the work and what the contract says.
Assignment drafted for your project
Moral rights and license-back terms
One round of changes
Takedown notice
A notice to a platform hosting copies of your work. The fee is per platform.
Notice drafted and sent
Follow-up if the platform asks
Government filing fees are separate, passed through at cost and listed on your quote. Lawsuits are outside these fees.
How it works
From first call to certificate
- 01
Step 1: Tell us about the work
What it is, who made it, and whether anyone was paid to help.
- 02
Step 2: Sort out ownership
If a contractor contributed, we get an assignment signed first.
- 03
Step 3: We register
We prepare the application and the deposit copy and file them.
- 04
Step 4: You get the certificate
The registration is public record, and it's what courts ask for.
Questions
Questions about copyrights
Is a copyright registration required?
Not to own the work. It is required before you can sue over a U.S. work, and registering early lets you ask for statutory damages.
Can I register a whole app or website?
Usually yes, as one work, if it was published together. We'll tell you when parts need their own registrations.
Does paying a freelancer mean I own the work?
Not by itself. Most freelance work belongs to the freelancer until they sign an assignment.
Ready to make it?
Tell us what you're working on. We'll reply with a flat-fee quote.
Please don't send confidential details until we've checked for conflicts.