Bowker Teams with Digi-Rights® to Launch CopyrightsNow™ for Copyright Registration Protection

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., Oct. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Digi-Rights, creators of CopyrightsNow™, an innovative app that simplifies the application for U.S. copyright protection for authors and publishers, has teamed with ProQuest affiliate Bowker® to offer CopyrightsNow on MyIdentifiers.com. Availability of CopyrightsNow™ on MyIdentifiers.com makes it simple for authors to access this ready tool for registering copyrights to protect their work when they purchase their ISBNs.

"Copyright protection enables authors and publishers to protect and enforce their rights from piracy and illegal copies," said Beat Barblan, Director of Identifier Services at Bowker.  "We're excited to team with Digi-Rights to launch the CopyrightsNow™App. We're impressed by its ability to simplify application for federal copyright protection in minutes – eliminating lengthy forms and complex procedures. This service offers an important value to authors and publishers."

"We are pleased to expand our partnership with Bowker® to offer their self-published authors and publishers this mobile tool," said Dick Stahl, Managing Director of Digi-Rights® Direct LLC. "CopyrightsNow™ enables authors and creators to lock-in copyright protection for life plus 70 years without the paperwork and complexities."

Copyright is a form of Intellectual Property, along with trademarks and patents that encourages the development of culture, science and innovation, while providing a potential financial benefit to copyright holders for their works. Under U.S. copyright law, authors must register copyrights within 3-months of publication and before any infringement occurs to preserve their rights to claim up to $150,000 in statutory damages plus attorney fees in enforcing their copyright claims. The CopyrightsNow App enables authors and publishers to manage their copyright application simply, from their iPhone, iPad and Android device with the speed and security of a cloud service.

Note to Frankfurt Book Fair Attendees: 

Bowker will be demonstrating the CopyrightsNow™ at Frankfurt Book Fair – Stand M29 in Hall 4.2

About Bowker® (www.MyIdentifiers.com)

MyIdentifiers.com, part of Bowker® Identifier Services, provides authors and publishers with the products and services that allow their books to be discovered. As the United States' official ISBN Agency customer service interface, it is the first stop in publishing and selling books and now includes a growing range of tools to help expand the audiences for authors' works.

About Digi-Rights® (www.CopyrightsNow.com)

Digi-Rights Direct, LLC. is a global provider of consulting, systems development, and rights management services and technology to the publishing industry. The company's technology is used to process hundreds of thousands of licensing transactions by leading publishers through the Digi-EXPress® Rights Management System…a patented suite of cloud-based software technologies and 'best-practices' that deliver automated rights assessments, rights clearance, permissions acquisition and licensing.  Its CopyrightsNow™Mobile App provides authors and publishers with instant access to copyright and protect their work.

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