IMPORTANCE OF COPYRIGHTING

Copyrighting is the act of giving exclusive rights to the creator of original work usually for a limited time and gives him the right to be credited for it .Copyright itself is an automatic right that occurs at the point the work is in a tangible manner i.e. when written down or recorded .When work is copyrighted it should be registered so that it stands up during a dispute This makes it possible for architects, composers, playwrights and artist to register their work under the copyright law. Copyrighting mainly involves writing the title (copyright) year of publication and the author’s name as shown below
Copyright (c) 2011 Andrew Johnson
There are various reasons why one should acquire copyrights: