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Renewing a Copyright<\/h1>\n
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\n By Taylar-Simone McCants, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Amber Sheppard, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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You are a business owner or entrepreneur who took the steps needed to register your intellectual property (IP) known as copyright. You may wonder, <\/i>\u201cDo I need to renew my copyright registration?"<\/p>\r\n

<\/i>Copyright <\/a>protects original works<\/a> of authorship in fixed tangible mediums for a certain duration of time<\/a>. Examples of covered works include:<\/p>\r\n