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Famous personalities like Julia Roberts and Michael Jackson can register their names as trademarks because their personal names are also their business names. But if—like most people—you only use your name for personal purposes, you can't register it as a trademark.

Names are not protected by copyright law. Some names may be protected under trademark law. Contact the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto or see Circular 33 "Copyright Protection Not Available for Names, Titles, or Short Phrases".

Insert copyright and trademark symbols To insert the copyright symbol, press Ctrl+Alt+C. To insert the trademark symbol, press Ctrl+Alt+T. To insert the registered trademark symbol, press Ctrl+Alt+R.

There are three basic requirements for copyright protection: that which is to be protected must be a work of authorship; it must be original; and it must be fixed in a tangible medium of expression. What is a work of authorship?

When to Use This Form: Use Form SR for registration of published or unpublished sound recordings.

Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.

In the case of a collective work, such as an anthology, collection of essays, or ency- clopedia, give information about the author of the collective work as a whole. When to Use This Form: Use Form TX for registration of published or unpub- lished nondramatic literary works, excluding periodicals or serial issues.

Class TX: Nondramatic Literary Works This category is very broad. Except for dramatic works and certain kinds of audiovisual works, Class TX included all types of published and nonpublished works written in words (or other verbal or numerical symbols).

Which form should I use? Online registration through the electronic Copyright Office (eCO) is the preferred way to register basic claims. Paper versions of Form TX (literary works); Form VA (visual arts works); Form PA (performing arts); Form SR (sound recordings) are available on the Copyright Office website.