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by russellbeattie 1158 days ago
Literally anything that's written in the U.S. is automatically copyrighted by the author, with or without any copyright notice.

> When is my work protected?

> Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.

https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html