Hello all I want to make my own indie comic book however there’s things that I’m a little confused on that I could use some advice or help with.
How do I own the rights to my characters and how do I own them? do I need registered trademarks if so I can’t afford a registered trademark for every character plus I can’t spend every six months showing proof I’m using the trademark somehow (I’m not DC or Marvel) I’ve seen a lot of Indies use the little “TM” but I don’t know if that will protect me.
What documentation do I need to show I own the characters?
Do I actually need to register anything with the United States government offices?
Are registered copyrights and/or trademarks actually worth anything help wise?
I tried using google to help research this but I’m not being given a straight forward or clear answer, I just don’t have a lot of money and I’m just very paranoid somebody out there is going to steal from me and there would be nothing I can do about it.
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