Designer gets accused of stealing his own work and billed $18,000
So the big question is: I've invented a logo. Where do I submit it, along with my identifying information, in order to get a certification (backed up by something that will hold up in court, like a notary's signature) that I uploaded and claimed it on a specific date?<p>One obvious answer is "The US Copyright Office":<p><a href="http://www.copyright.gov/eco/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.copyright.gov/eco/index.html</a><p>But that's $35 per registration. Seems like one of those online entrepreneurs I keep hearing about might be able to offer a cheaper service, via the web, to every designer in the world.<p>Of course, a lawyer may tell me that this is useless. Or it might be that the correct answer is "Flickr", and to do more is overkill.