ProQuest offers to register my copyright to the dissertation for a fee. Is this required?
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Copyright registration is optional. Any work is copyrighted as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium; it needn't be registered to be "official." However, a registered copyright is required before filing a court claim against another author for copyright infringement. Further discussion of why to register your copyright is available from the Author's Alliance.
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