What is a copyright notice?
A copyright notice is a statement that is placed on a work when it is created or the authorship of a work is claimed. This statement alerts other people that the work is protected by copyright law and that the owner of the copyright has exclusive rights to the work. In Oklahoma, a copyright notice must include three elements: the copyright symbol (the letter C with a circle around it, ©), the year of first publication, and the name of the copyright owner. For example, a copyright notice for a book published in 2018 by Joe Smith would look like this: © 2018 Joe Smith. A copyright notice also serves as a warning to other people that they may be guilty of copyright infringement if they copy, distribute, display, or otherwise use the copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright owner.
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