What is the difference between registering with the US Government and registering with a private service like NRS-Online, ProtectRite or the Writers Guild?
The US Copyright Office should normally be used to register final works as it delivers the best protection against copyright infringement and may allow one to seek punitive damages in certain infringement cases. Each work that is registered with the US Copyright Office however requires a fee and preliminary work is normally not to be registered with the office. NRS is a comprehensive service which seeks to provide a low-cost mechanism for assisting with copyright protection by allowing an individual or company to build a time-stamped, third-party authenticated, database of evidence to support claims of ownership. This is necessary because although registration of final works is powerful protection, it is not full protection. Two companies could submit the same final work for registration – resulting in expensive and time consuming legal proceedings being required to resolve the matter. Having a history of evidence beyond registration of a final work can be an extremely valuable resourc
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