Comments on: 25 Things To Do While Waiting for the Copyright Office

By: Neonwinter

Neonwinter — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:06:26 +0000

"have not seen" it should be. Why the heck does it take 15 months to get copyrighted? I did everyhing online. The real messed up thing is that their "9 month" estimate is a joke.

By: Neonwinter

Neonwinter — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:03:22 +0000

Filed to copyright my book in fFebruary of last year. My status changed to closed about a month ago. Still have seen anything official. Asked about it a week ago. No response. ECO SUCKS (period)

By: SGnTN » Photographer at Large

SGnTN » Photographer at Large — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:38:25 +0000

[...] A pic of one of my fortunes in an article on Plagiarism Today (I think it’s kind of funny these guys don’t use their own photos). [...]

By: Kate Covington

Kate Covington — Wed, 05 May 2010 07:09:18 +0000

I sure got the short end of the stick…..I sent my album songs in by MAIL two years ago…and have yet to receive my copyright paperwork back from the office. I wonder what these longer wait times for EcO portend for my poor mail-ins .>.>

By: Wrap Up: The Scholastic Plagiarism Case | PlagiarismToday

Wrap Up: The Scholastic Plagiarism Case | PlagiarismToday — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:51:05 +0000

[...] this entire debacle was caused by the USCO taking over a month to post a scanned PDF on their site. Just another case of fail from the U.S. Copyright Office.My Personal ExperienceIn dealing with plagiarists of my own content, I’ve had to deal with [...]

By: Foreign Copyright Holders and the USCO | PlagiarismToday

Foreign Copyright Holders and the USCO | PlagiarismToday — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:23:32 +0000

[...] theory was that. while the U.S. could do what they wanted to their own citizens, including subjecting them to the 9-month delay for a registration certificate, but they were bound by the Berne Convention to grant access to foreign copyright [...]

By: 5 Copyright Steps Before Launching Any Site | PlagiarismToday

5 Copyright Steps Before Launching Any Site | PlagiarismToday — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:21 +0000

[...] Registration with the U.S. Copyright Office is both slow and expensive. It’s also hopelessly out of date with the current Web and can take some nine months get your certificate. [...]

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:32:06 +0000

The human element remains unchanged, that's the real problem. They still need to verify and approve registrations and, though eCO makes it easier, it doesn't eliminate the need. So it was inevitable as applications rose in number and the number of registrars remained relatively flat that this would happen. Sad, but true.

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:30:30 +0000

Which, unfortunately, is pretty much the whole of the U.S. Recent rulings on the topic, last I had heard, went against the application approach. I'm not sure which, if any, circuits still follow the application approach to this issue.

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:27:51 +0000

I got out of the business of filing copyright registrations, it was too much of a pain. I'm glad to be with CopyByte.com where the only registrations I file are for myself and my employer. I'm in total control and they understand the heavily flawed system.But yes, I agree it should be instant too...