Legal Question in Intellectual Property in New Jersey

Re: Idea for a book

Yes. In fact, you are already protected to a significant degree. Copyright is automatic. You have the copyright once you create the work. The copyright is not much good unless you can enforce it, and that takes a registration since copyrights, like patents, are created by Federal law. You need a registration to be able to get into Federal Court to enforce your copyright. But, good news....it is inexpensive to register. The official fee is $20 per registration and attorneys typically charge $100-$200 for preparing a copyright application. See my website www.burdlaw.com for more details.