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Yes. Please be aware that when you register your claim to a copyright in a work with the U.S. Copyright Office, you are making a public record. All the information you provide on your copyright registration is available to the public and will be available on the Internet.

Basics of Ownership. The author is usually the owner. It falls within one or more of the nine statutory categories, where an agreement commissioning the work is in writing and signed by the creator or creators before work begins.

In an assignment of copyright rights, the owner sells his or her ownership rights to another party and has no control over how the third party uses those rights. A copyright assignment is sometimes referred to as a sales agreement for copyright.

A copyright owner's exclusive rights (either in whole or in part) can be transferred to another party. It must be in writing and signed by the copyright owner. An authorized agent of the copyright owner (such as an attorney or business associate) can also sign the writing.

Under UK law, the transfer of intellectual property rights must be done in writing and signed by both parties to be legally binding.

UK law presumes the author of a copyright work to be the first owner. The law also recognizes that copyright works may be the product of joint authors and co-authors. This means that as soon as the work is created, copyright in the work belongs to the person or persons who created it.

Sell or transfer your copyright You'll need to write and sign a document (sometimes called an 'assignment') to show a sale or transfer has taken place. Your copyright can be transferred by inheritance and will be valid as long as the work remains in copyright - check how long protection lasts.

Are copyrights transferable? Yes. Like any other property, all or part of the rights in a work may be transferred by the owner to another. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section "Transfer of Copyright," for a discussion of ownership.

To make a change to an owner's name, use form TM21A. Note: This form is not a substitute for the assignment document or other proof of the transaction. Complete if you would like us to quote this in communications with you, otherwise leave blank.