Copyright is automatically yours, and applies as soon as something is recorded in writing (or in another form, e.g. on a computer disk, etc). You can establish proof of when your work was created by putting a copy in a sealed, dated envelope, and depositing it with a bank or solicitor - or even by posting it to yourself and storing it unopened in a safe place.

Though we will not use your manuscript in any manner that isn’t regulated by our publishing agreement with you, we can’t offer security for your manuscript and/or any ideas/concepts/storylines contained in it. You will instead need to rely on copyright claims that you have to your manuscript and as the Author, you are the person who needs to enforce and defend those rights.

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A Note on Copyright:

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