Legal Question in Intellectual Property in New Jersey
Can I copyright a pseudonym and retain all rights to the work, as well as ensure confidentiality/anonymity? If so, how?
Asked on 4/08/12, 11:01 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Nancy Delain
Delain Law Office, PLLC
You register the copyright for a work of authorship, not the name under which the work is developed. You can use any name you wish to register the work.
There is a box on the copyright registration form asking whether the name given for registration is a pseudonym. Check the box.
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Answered on 4/08/12, 5:34 pm