[melissa1988]

While it is true, what you create becomes copyrighted, you have to have sufficient proof that what you created is yours. In court, if someone steals your creation, you need either a federal copyright, or a copy of the document sealed in an envelope mailed to yourself. The post office will postmark the envelope and as long as the date is before the offender's "creation date" if he has "proof", then you win. This is a simple method of copyrighting and holds up in court, but I think federal copyrights have greater advantages. Haven't read up on this in a while.