Copyright for Original written work

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  ajlitwinko · Member · Jun 1, 2016 at 12:21 am

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  If I publish a previously unpublished poem on this WordPress site, is it copyrighted? Who holds the copyright if I tag it ‘Copyright A.J. Litwinko, 2016’? By the same token, if I published a poem say back in 1973 (which I did, a number of times) can I post the poem once again with, for example, ‘Copyright A. J. Litwinko, 1973, first published in New American Review #22.’

  Of course, I not only want to protect my own copyright but also protect WordPress.

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  chrisrudzki · Member · Jun 1, 2016 at 9:13 pm

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  Hi there,

  We can’t really offer specific advice, but you may find these guides handy:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/fair-use/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/copyright-and-the-dmca/

  I hope that’s helpful!

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  ajlitwinko · Member · Jun 1, 2016 at 9:20 pm

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  Dear Chris Rudzki:

  Many thanks. I hope you will look at some of the poems when I start putting them up.
  In peace—

  Tony Litwinko