It's actually a copy<b>right</b>. The place to go in the United States is the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/copyright/" target="_blank">US Copyright Office</a>. This will give you all the details on inherent versus assigned copyrights, costs, the differences between copyrighting and trademarking, and so on.
If you're looking to get a rough idea, they have an excellent <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/faq.html" target="_blank">FAQ page</a>.
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If you're looking to get a rough idea, they have an excellent <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/faq.html" target="_blank">FAQ page</a>.
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