{"id":14288,"date":"2018-07-02T12:41:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T09:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=14288"},"modified":"2022-07-03T16:09:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T16:09:00","slug":"copyright-my-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/copyright-my-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Copyright My Website? Learn How to Copyright a Logo and All Site Elements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You put a lot of work into creating your website<\/a>, so it certainly makes sense that you’d want to protect it from content thieves and duplicators. That urge might have driven you to wonder, “how do I copyright my website?” And what about all of the individual elements on the site? It would definitely make sense to know how to copyright a logo or a blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n

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If you’ve ever pondered that question, this post is for you. In it, we’ll discuss two intellectual property terms – copyright <\/strong>and trademark<\/strong>. Then, we’ll cover how you can actually apply those terms to your website (and which part of your site each term applies to<\/em>), including step-by-step guides on how to submit a copyright claim or trademark in the USA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Note – this is not legal advice. It’s intended to be a general introduction to the topic of trademark and copyright for WordPress users. If you have specific questions, we highly recommending consulting a lawyer.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The differences between trademarks and copyrights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People often use copyright and trademark interchangeably. But while both deal with intellectual property, the two terms apply to different things<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n