Copyrights, patents, trade marks, etc. won't protect you directly. You have to be willing to spend $$$ and sue anybody who copies whatever it is you're trying to protect. If you don't back it up, the law assumes you have abandoned your rights and the invention/trademark/etc becomes part of the public domain.

Bottom line - unless you plan to make real money from your venture don't bother.

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