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I'm working on a video game loosely based on a book I'm writing. I'm going to be hiring other people to do work on the game, so I went ahead and preregistered copyright on the game, due to the collaborative nature. Note that preregistration is different than registration.
It's likely I'll need to send portions of the book to artists in order to draw artwork in the game. I have also considered hiring an artist for cover art and illustrations for the book. I was thinking if I should thus preregister copyright on the book as well.
Setting aside the question of whether infringement is likely in the first place, do [major] book publishers have any problem with your book having copyright preregistered beforehand, or do they only want copyright applications to be in their name or done through them? I was just thinking if it could cause any issues down the line or not in getting a book accepted and published.
It's likely I'll need to send portions of the book to artists in order to draw artwork in the game. I have also considered hiring an artist for cover art and illustrations for the book. I was thinking if I should thus preregister copyright on the book as well.
Setting aside the question of whether infringement is likely in the first place, do [major] book publishers have any problem with your book having copyright preregistered beforehand, or do they only want copyright applications to be in their name or done through them? I was just thinking if it could cause any issues down the line or not in getting a book accepted and published.