Should I copyright my app (and how)? - iPhone Dev SDK Forum

Yesterday, 12:32 PM	? #1 (permalink)
Registered Member ? Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 76	I guess the subject line says it all. I'm a few weeks away from submitting my first app to the app store (yay!) and I'm nervous about all the legal stuff. I've looked around and can't find any copyright information specifically pertaining to iPhone apps, and I feel like I should try to get mine copyrighted since, besides code, there are lots of pictures and words in the app that are mine. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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Yesterday, 12:40 PM	? #2 (permalink)
Registered Member ? Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 43	Quote: I guess the subject line says it all. I'm a few weeks away from submitting my first app to the app store (yay!) and I'm nervous about all the legal stuff. I've looked around and can't find any copyright information specifically pertaining to iPhone apps, and I feel like I should try to get mine copyrighted since, besides code, there are lots of pictures and words in the app that are mine. Any thoughts? Thanks! There is field called "Copyright" in iTunesconnect
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Yesterday, 01:07 PM	? #3 (permalink)
Registered Member ? Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 76	Quote: There is field called "Copyright" in iTunesconnect I seem to be missing something. I've scoured iTunes Connect and the only mention of copyright I see (aside from Apple's copyright at the bottom of each page) is one question in the FAQ section for Contracts & Legal: "I believe there is an application live on the App Store that infringes my rights (e.g., trademark, copyright, name and likeness). How can I report this? " Is that it?
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Yesterday, 02:04 PM	? #4 (permalink)
Dr. Gerbil ? Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 122	you don't really have to do anything other than fill out the copyright field when submitting your app. if you believe there is an app that was published after yours that is strikingly identical to your you can file a copyright complaint.
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Yesterday, 02:53 PM	? #6 (permalink)
Registered Member ? Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 76	Quote: you don't really have to do anything other than fill out the copyright field when submitting your app. if you believe there is an app that was published after yours that is strikingly identical to your you can file a copyright complaint. I see what I missed. Thank you Skittles. I hadn't gone through to the submitting part yet. So all I have to do is fill out something that says I want it copyrighted when I submit the app? (I'm still about a week away from submitting mine, so that explains why I haven't seen this yet). Rudy, bummer. It would be nice to beat Disney to something
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Yesterday, 03:13 PM	? #8 (permalink)
Registered Member ? Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 11	There's not such a thing as "copyrighting" your work - when a piece of work is produced, it is automatically covered by copyright law, in that it was produced by you and you have certain rights regarding how the work is used or copied. What you can do is apply a specific copyright licence to your work - but this is more for protecting source code that you have released than protecting the finished product. If you have any concerns then contact a lawyer, as they are the people best placed to advise on protecting your work. Colin C
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