Q: Is there a Copyright for USA solely? Texas preferably.

Also, do I have to file the UCC-1 first or the Copyright?

 I have a Security Agreement, Power of Attorney, Indemnity Bond, “A” Property List and some others already to record. I just need to know the order in which to do. I see in one place the Copyright has to be first and others the UCC-1 first, so which is it? Also I think the fines have increased since 2009.
 

A: Quick Answer:
To file an UCC1 you need a contract in place (security agreement) or at least an understanding to be documented in the near future. The Copyright Notice is a common-law document which can stand on its own but to have added credibility (perception) one may make reference to an UCC1 filing ( obviously one would have to file it first then).

No idea to what you are referring to in regard to fines but if you are referring to sample docs on the site they are not current and as for dollars amounts stated that is at your discretion.

The Copyright Document is universal for any state and country.

Q: Les, thanks for the quick reply. Where can I find sample of the latest Common-Law Copyright Formatting. If I am going to take care of my affairs I might as well start here. Again, thanks for replying so quickly.

A: For obvious reasons the public notice I created is somewhat proprietary once people buy into it they will get the most recent version that they can modify anyway they wish. I post that one
on line for 5 years for $20/year. [See Current Pricing] Anything less than that doesn’t pay for my time.

Since that out of range for a number of people if they wish they can use their time to create their own and post on line their version for $25.00 for one year [See Current Pricing].

That’s the best I can do for you other than the fact that there is a fair amount of information on the copyright-name.com site if you look for it. Read the Q&A’s and the articles written there in.