Examples of works that require a copyright, include: photographs, literature, music, dramatic or otherwise artistic works, as well as architectural work. There are of course more and more copyrights created every day that do not fall into any of those categories: logos, technological hardware, programming code.

What does holding a copyright allow you to do? Basically, anything:

• Reproduce your work
• Build or take away from aspects of your work. In other words, create derivatives
• Sell you work to the public
• Perform your work (if applicable)
• Display your work publicly 

Although holding a copyright will protect your expression of ideas, it cannot protect an idea in and of itself. For instance, taking a picture at a common scenic spot entitles you to a copyright of the image you took; it does not, however, give you a monopoly over who may or may not create their own reproductions of that same scenic spot in the future.

If you wish to make a profit from your work, you are free to license your creations out for commercial usage. This will allow you to collect revenue without losing ownership of your copyright. In order to formally create such a commercial relationship, it is crucial to have a licensing agreement in place that outlines the exact terms and conditions of usage. As such, the key benefit to owning your copyright is that you are protected by the law against illegal usage… and, of course, you can make money off your work if you so wish. Tools like CopyrightsWorld’s Infringement Monitoring ensure that you are immediately notified of any potential unlawful usage of your copyrighted work.

According to the Berne Convention a copyright is automatically and freely given to you, the moment you create a work in a tangible form. You don’t need to register your work with a copyright office, or even publish it, to get the copyrights. 

However, registering your copyright gives you additional legal protection. This is because you may need to provide proof of ownership (or strong evidence of it) in a court of law when someone uses, copies, or distributes your work without permission.

In CopyrightsWorld you can register your copyright in the easiest way. All you have to do is create an account and get your unique CopyrightsWorld ID. Then log in to your account and follow the next simple steps: 

• Click on “upload files”.
• Upload one or more files.

As soon as you finish with this process, you will receive an email with your Submission Receipt, and in a few hours another one, with your Certificate of Ownership. That’s all.

You can email us to request support. A member of our team will be in touch to handle your case.

Alternatively, you contact us via live chat. 

Finally, if you prefer phone support, you can call here: +1 650 614 1751 .

According to the Berne Convention – an international agreement governing copyright – the rightful owner and beneficiary of a work is the person who has the strongest and earliest proof of its ownership. Therefore, while timing is important, your proof of copyright needs to be indisputable.   

Our Copyright Certificate of Ownership is based on blockchain technology and cannot be hacked or manipulated. Therefore, it provides substantial evidence of your copyright ownership from the moment you submit your assets. 

This method is the fastest, easiest, and most reliable way to protect your intellectual property.

Find out more about how we use blockchain to prove copyright ownership. 

Therefore, while it’s important to protect your intellectual property it’s also very important to tell others about it. 

Apart from possibly preventing infringement, it can also generate business for you. This is because people may be willing to compensate you for the use of your intellectual property. 

The CW Security Badge is an HTML snippet that you can add near your creations to tell others that your intellectual property is protected by our platform. 

Each time you submit a work on our platform, you will get a separate Security Badge for it.

See how you can get your CW Security Badge here

Copyright your intellectual property.

Start your copyright registration today!

As soon as your CoO is ready, we will email it to you.

As soon as your CoO is ready, we will email it to you. Remember to keep it safe, as it is indisputable proof that you are the owner of the intellectual property you submitted.

Join thousands of creators around the world who have used our service to protect their intellectual property!

1. Create your Account

Begin by creating an account. All you need is your email address, and it won’t take more than 30 seconds of your time. 

Creating an account will grant you a unique CWID (CopyrightsWorld ID), which will serve as your highly-secure digital identity. You will use it to protect and monitor your intellectual property.

Find out what you can protect and monitor.

2. Submit your Assets 

After you have activated your account, log in to submit your assets in digital form, and complete payment. 

The submission process is straightforward, but our support team is available 24/7 if you need assistance. Within 10 minutes of submitting your assets, we will send you a submission receipt certifying that your intellectual property is protected.

Find out how to prepare your assets.

3. Get your Copyright Certificate

Within 24 hours of submission, our platform will generate an immutable Certificate of Ownership (CoO) for you. 

As soon as your CoO is ready, we will email it to you.

Find out how your CoO protects you.

Join thousands of creators around the world who have used our service to protect their intellectual property!

1. Log into your account.
2. On the Dashboard click on the “Upload Files” button.
3. Drag and drop the files you want to upload or click on the ‘’Drop file here or click to upload’’ box.
4. Click on “Upload” button.
5. Your files are added successfully.

You will soon receive an email with your submission receipt and within a few hours you will receive another email with your Certificate of Ownership. Remember to keep it safe, as it is indisputable proof that you are the owner of the intellectual property you submitted.