Can you apply for a copyright using a professional name?

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I am a artist and for the longest time I've wanted to create a art blog for my work. The only problem is that I don't have a copyright. I have shared my work on sites that supported creative commons without having any problems. This made me think that I could apply for a CC and share my work without any fears. What I ended up learning was that CC is not a copyright. CC basically says what one person can do with a another person's work. They suggested that anyone who wanted to get a CC for their work should get their work copyrighted first. My question is if its legal to apply for a copyright with a professional name as opposed to your real name.

No, you can't. 1
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  • Couman
    11 years ago

    Anything you create is automatically copyrighted. Registering a copyright is mainly required if you're going to actually sue somebody over it. You can register at the time of the lawsuit, but it provides better evidence and may entitle you to extra damages if you registered it ahead of time.

    You CAN legally register a copyright under a pen name in the US* but unless you include your legal name as well, it might create confusion if you do actually use it in court.

    See copyright.gov for more info.

    *Being a typical dumb American, I'll just assume you are too, since you haven't said otherwise.

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  • Darkoil
    11 years ago

    As an artist you should know that any work you create is automatically copyrighted and seen as the whole point of registering pieces of work is so that you would find it more easier to win a legal battle then yes I guess you would have to use your own name.

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  • anti-hero
    11 years ago

    What am I a lawyer? Google it.

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