Copyright/Trademark

I know this is an astrology site but SOMEONE'S bound to know something.

Okay:

Anyone ever protected anything through copyright?

If so, say you write like a book or create like a series, and you've come up with the font design, and you wanna protect it, how would you go about doing this?

Okay, to be more clear, let's say I were Matt Groening, you know, just finished creating the Simpsons Family and stuff, do I have to register EACH character seperately or will they all be protected under the one Simpsons banner?

Sh** is doing my head in, so answers will be appreciated. Thanks.

The above is in relation to copyrighting a property as a whole or in seperate parts. Which one is it.

You know, if say you wrote 10 songs, would you have to register all ten seperately?!

Posted by &2gedanow
The above is in relation to copyrighting a property as a whole or in seperate parts. Which one is it.

You know, if say you wrote 10 songs, would you have to register all ten seperately?!

or could you register them all under one umbrella say, ummm, "Daria's Theme Music" or "Lady Gaga's Mix vol 1"

HELP!!!!!

Posted by Dynamite Parfait
I have no clue about trademarking/copyrighting characters, but I know for music you would have to copyright each song individually.

Some of my friends have done "poor person copyrighting"- you know, mailing a copy of their art/written word/whatever to themselves, and then not opening it indefinitely.


But I'm not really sure how that would hold up in a court of law.

Your best bet would be either to research copyright law online, or speak to a lawyer.

Thanks, DP. And I was hoping you wouldn't say that (about your friends copyrighting each song individually) 😢

Guess, I'm just gonna have to start saving for a each copyright and whatnot :O.

Again, appreciate the input, Dynamite.