My Free Copyright: Free Blog Copyright
As bloggers in academia, we should protect our published work so that no one may legally reproduce it without citing us as the source.
Directly taken from MyFreeCopyright.com:
How does the MyFreeCopyright.com process work?
MyFreeCopyright.com provides a third-party, non-repudiation, registered dating of your original digital creation. By using this service, you publicly associate your digital copyright and defined rights to you.
So, how does MyFreeCopyright.com date register my copyright?
Every digital file has a unique makeup of bits and bytes which is its fingerprint. MyFreeCopyright.com captures your original creation’s fingerprint, stores the fingerprint in a database and sends a copy of the fingerprint to you in an email. The email contains the verified date; the fingerprint verifies the digital creation, and your email address verifies it belongs to you.
Why do I need to date register my copyrights?
It is important to date register your copyrights with a third-party at the soonest possible point. Registering creates an indisputable public historical record associating your copyrights and their defined rights to you. After this point, other lengthy and costly measures can be taken to further protect your copyrights, such as registering with your local jurisdiction, if needed. You should consult a professional to see what other options are available in your jurisdiction.
How is my Blog/Podcast date registered?
MyFreeCopyright.com subscribes to your Blog or Podcast and downloads every entry you publish and date registers it. All you need to do is enter the URL to your Blog or Podcast once. You can rest assured that every entry you publish to the world will be date registered. Along with date registering new entries, MyFreeCopyright.com is able to recognize updated entries and will update the date registration of existing entries to reflect their updated state.
Is the copyright protection you provide valid worldwide?
Yes. What MyFreeCopyright.com provides is a public date registration of your original digital creations. This process is verifiable proof worldwide that your digital creation was registered to you on a specific date.
