Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Florida

How to copyright a tutorial in the Internet in Spanish?
I need to copyright the entire text and graphics of a tutorial for the Internet, in Spanish, and if possible Portugues, French, Italian, German and Japanes. The English version is done, but I don't know if that would protect my rights if someone copies it in any other language, does it? If it does not, could you tell me please to which organization should I address to copyright in those languages? Once copyrigthed, is it protected for the Internet use alone, or for the print, video, CD Rom etc, as well?
Thank you in advance.

Asked on 10/01/99, 12:23 am

Lawrence Graves Coolidge & Graves PLLC

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Re: How to copyright a tutorial in the Internet in Spanish?

Translations of a work constitute "derivative works" under the US Copyright Act. Thus, the simple answer would be:

(1) an unauthorized translation would constitute infringement of the English-language copyright;

(2) you can register translations with the US Copyright Office just as you would register the original work;

(3) with certain exceptions relating to compulsory licensing, the copyright in the work extends to all media.

Answered on 10/05/99, 10:54 am

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