Simple Ways to Protect Your Creative Work

----------------------------------------------------------- Permission is granted for the article below to forward, reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website, offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as long as no changes are made and the byline, copyright, and the resource box below is included. ----------------------------------------------------------- Simple Ways to Protect Your Creative Work By Stephen Bucaro Being productive and creative gives importance and meaning to the lives of many people. In some cases, it may also provide them with a means to earn a living. Unfortunately, other people feel that it is easier to just steal someone else's work. How can a creative individual protect their work from thieves? Any work you create is automatically protected by copyright law from the moment you create it until 50 years after your death. To receive this protection, you must mark your work with the word "Copyright" and the copyright symbol