The Brief Writer

The United States Copyright Office has announced that it has an 8-month backlog for processing paper registrations.  The office attributes the backlog to the transition from paper to electronic applications.   In its announcement, the office states:

Regardless of when you receive your certificate, the effective date of registration of a work is still the day all the required elements in acceptable form are received by the Copyright Office.

All creative works are protected by copyright automatically, but registration provides additional remedies in the case of infringement.