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Is there a way to obtain copyrights free of charge?

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U.S. law states that when you write or finish a document and publish it, it is automatically copyright to you as long as you state so in your document. For example, if I write a guide for a game and say, "Copyright 2009, TheSteelPhantom", and then post that guide on the internet, it's Copyright to me.

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