Practice
Copyright for the work, before anyone copies it
Yara registers songs, photographs, films, writing and code, and acts when someone uses them without asking.
Copyright exists the moment you make the work, but registering it is what lets you sue and recover your costs. We register single works and whole catalogs, send takedown notices when work turns up where it shouldn’t, and answer the notices sent to you.
What the work covers
Registrations for one work or a group
Takedown notices to sites and stores
Replies to takedown notices
Letters to people using your work
Assignment and work-for-hire papers
In order
From the work to the register
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Step 1: Gather
You send the work and tell us who made it, and with whom. We sort out who owns what.
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Step 2: Register
We file with the Copyright Office, as a single work or a group where the rules allow.
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Step 3: Watch
When you find a copy, send us the link. We tell you whether a notice, a letter or nothing is the right move.
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Step 4: Act
We send the notice or the letter, and handle the reply.
Questions
Before you register a copyright
What does a registration cost?
A single work and a group of photographs or songs each have a flat fee, quoted in writing before we start. The Copyright Office’s fee is extra, and we tell you the amount before we file.
I made it with a friend. Who owns it?
Often both of you, unless something was signed. We look at how it was made and help you put the answer in writing.
Is a takedown notice the same as a lawsuit?
No. It asks a site or store to remove a copy. Most are settled by the notice alone.