you can get an ISBN over the net by applying for one. In Aus, the fact you have written something means you haev copyright by definition and you have moral rights over the material. but you have to be able to prove you wrote it. Send a copy to yr lawyer and ask him to date stamp and file it unopened. Also post a copy to yourself registered mail and when you get it keep it unopened - this will prove you wrote it if the matter ever comes to court.
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The link below is the organisation that issues isbn numbers in Australia and will issue for self publishers. You need to fill in the application forms and there is general info on their web site for self publishers as well.You pay your fee and it takes about a week. You can pay extra and get the isbn on a bar code as well. Once you have published your book with the isbn you have to lodge a copy with the National Library in Canberra and also some state libraries will hold copies as well.The other response about copyright being automatic is true. The act of putting the C in the circle icon on your work ensures copyright.If you think your work may be plaigerised or that you may be accused of it yourself, you could take measures to ensure you can later prove the date you wrote your work. Otherwise getting it published and into the library system is a way of showing when you wrote your work.
you can get an ISBN over the net by applying for one. In Aus, the fact you have written something means you haev copyright by definition and you have moral rights over the material. but you have to be able to prove you wrote it. Send a copy to yr lawyer and ask him to date stamp and file it unopened. Also post a copy to yourself registered mail and when you get it keep it unopened - this will prove you wrote it if the matter ever comes to court.
The link below is the organisation that issues isbn numbers in Australia and will issue for self publishers. You need to fill in the application forms and there is general info on their web site for self publishers as well.You pay your fee and it takes about a week. You can pay extra and get the isbn on a bar code as well. Once you have published your book with the isbn you have to lodge a copy with the National Library in Canberra and also some state libraries will hold copies as well.The other response about copyright being automatic is true. The act of putting the C in the circle icon on your work ensures copyright.If you think your work may be plaigerised or that you may be accused of it yourself, you could take measures to ensure you can later prove the date you wrote your work. Otherwise getting it published and into the library system is a way of showing when you wrote your work.