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Ownership of copyright in a work comprises the exclusive right to do certain 'restricted acts' in respect of that work, and a copyright owner may authorise others to do those acts by licence. They may also transfer the ownership of their copyright to others. This is known as assignment.

What is required for a copyright? The work must have the correct subject matter (expression, not just ideas). The work must be fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Works such as choreography and dances must be videotaped to be fixed. The work must be original, and the author must have created it independently.

The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under the U.S. law, although it is often beneficial. Prior law did contain such a requirement, so the use of notice is still relevant to the copyright status of older works. Notice was required under the 1976 Copyright Act.

Once you select the type of work being transferred, complete the following steps: State the owner's location. You must create your Assignment of Copyright under the owner's (assignor's) jurisdiction. Provide party details. Describe the copyrighted work. Disclose the assignment of rights. Include signing details.

A “transfer of copyright ownership” is an assignment, mortgage, exclusive license, or any other conveyance, alienation, or hypothecation of a copyright or of any of the exclusive rights comprised in a copyright, whether or not it is limited in time or place of effect, but not including a nonexclusive license.

A US copyright may be sold or transferred as long as the transfer is in writing and signed by the party relinquishing ownership. However, a copyright is rarely sold outright; more often it is transferred as part of a business agreement.

Everyone is a copyright owner. Once you create an original work and fix it, like taking a photograph, writing a poem or blog, or recording a new song, you are the author and the owner. Companies, organizations, and other people besides the work's creator can also be copyright owners.

Selling a copyright A US copyright may be sold or transferred as long as the transfer is in writing and signed by the party relinquishing ownership. However, a copyright is rarely sold outright; more often it is transferred as part of a business agreement.

A transfer statement explains how a person/company that was an original author transferred their ownership of the copyright(s) to the listed owners. To complete your registration, select the type of transfer that occurred (by written agreement, by inheritance, by other).