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.
NOTE: You must keep the email with this fingerprint. This email is your date registered copyright proof and protection for your copyright.
MyFreeCopyright.com stores the fingerprint as well, which allows you and others to return to this service and verify the copyright.
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 can my copyright be verified?
There is a link, verify copyright, on the top navigation of this site which allows anyone to find a copyright by submitting the original file, entering the MCN, or entering the URL to a Blog.
MyFreeCopyright.com also provides you a registration badge which can be placed on your website or other internet location which
points to your copyright verification page. This badge will prove to others your copyright is Registered & Protected. The badge will look like this:
What can I copyright?
What you can copyright is viewed broadly and includes mostly all literary, musical, dramatical, graphical, audiovisual, sound and architectural works.
The United States copyright office says,
Copyright protects original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible form of expression.
The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the aid of a
machine or device.
If you are uncertain whether your original digital creation will be protected by copyright law, please see a copyright specialists in your jurisdiction.
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.
Do I need to register my copyright with my country's jurisdiction?
Some countries require registration with their jurisdiction in order to receive additional entitlements beyond actual damages in an infringement case. Registration with most jurisdictions can be a lengthy and costly process. MyFreeCopyright.com provides an instant public date registration of your original digital creation and protects your rights while other options are investigated. After registering with MyFreeCopyright.com, you should seek the advice of a professional in your jurisdiction to determine the best course of action for your situation.
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.
MyFreeCopyright.com also provides a special service when you upgrade to the yearly payment plan. With the upgrade, every entry is archived. This archive can be used to restore your Blog or Podcast in case of a system crash or loss of data on your current host. It also allows you to easily migrate your Blog or Podcast to a new platform and is an inexpensive way to protect and archive your hard work.
What's a Site Feed URL?
A Site Feed URL is a web address which points to your computer-readable blog or podcast. It usually ends in an XML format(.xml) and begins
with a Feed type such as RSS (rss.xml) or Atom (atom.xml). It's easily identified by this symbol 
Check your blogging platform for further details.
What should I do if someone infringes on my copyright?
You should send the infringer a cease and desist notification and point them to your date registration with MyFreeCopyright.com. If there is no response from the infringer you should seek legal counsel and pursue the course of action you feel is necessary in your case. You will need the date registration email you received from MyFreeCopyright.com as the historical public date registration of your copyright.
Will MyFreeCopyright.com help me enforce my copyright?
MyFreeCopyright.com does not provide legal advice or legal services to help you. It does provide a public date registration service, which can be used to enforce your copyright; however, that responsibility is up to you.
What is a digital fingerprint?
A digital fingerprint, also know as a digest, is a hash value created by a hash algorithm. The 256-bit Secure Hash Algorithm is used by MyFreeCopyright.com and is an industry standard way of creating a fingerprint of a file. The algorithm mixes and chops the data of a file to create a unique string of numbers and letters based on the files makeup.
What do the numbers and letters in the fingerprint mean?
The letters and numbers in a fingerprint are created by the algorithm MyFreeCopyright.com uses to determine the uniqueness of your original digital creation. This combination of letters and numbers will always be unique to your digital creation as long as the creation is not changed.
What if the digital creation I copyrighted changes?
Then you will need to establish another date registration for your original digital creation to reflect its current and changed state.
What does non-repudiation mean?
Non-repudiation is a concept saying that there is indisputable proof that a transaction occurred between two parties. MyFreeCopyright.com incorporates this concept into the copyright registration process, which uses digital fingerprints, emails and logs. Registering a copyright with MyFreeCopyright.com creates verifiable proof you are the copyright owner from the date of the registration forward.
Can I register a Copyright under an Alias?
Yes. MyFreeCopyright.com offers you the ability to associate an Alias (pseudonym) to your Copyright. We understand the importance of providing you full control and protection for your copyrights registered with us. An Alias provides you a way to protect your anonymity. You can select an Alias on your Copyright details page.
Why should I prove my Copyright is Registered & Protected?
You should provide evidence of your Copyright on all public displays of your original creations so that nobody can claim they thought
your creation was part of the public domain. The Public Domain consists of original creations available Copyright Free to the whole public.
Copyright Infringers often claim the public domain defense, and can be let off the hook,
if no public display was with your original creations defining your Copyright.
With every FREE date and time Copyright Registration with MyFreeCopyright.com
you get a logo to display on your website. This logo points to your registration page and is indisputable proof of your Copyright.
Along with providing evidence of your Copyright, the logo also helps prevent Copyright infringement. It shows that you have taken steps to Protect your creations.
What does MCN stand for?
MCN stands for My Copyright Number. The MCN is a unique number that is assigned to all Copyrights Registered with MyFreeCopyright.com. This number will not change and will always be assigned to your copyright. The MCN gives you a quick lookup and historical proof of your Copyright registration. With the MCN you can easily and conveniently prove you’re Registered & Protected.
