Hello everyone, I've just joined boomers and I am thrilled to be in your company. I wanted to share my long, strange copyright experience. In September of 2001 I was following the regulations regarding submitting manuscripts for copyright. On September 10, 2001, I sent my materials and my check. Lo and behold, many months later I had not heard from the government office. When I finally got through in March 2002, I was told that due to the terrorists attacks on September 11 and the bio-chemical threats, mail to that office had not been opened. All mail was being held up for at least 6 months! Finally, in August of 2002 I received my copyright. Later that year I submitted my manuscript to a print-on-demand publisher. Included in their overall costs was a fee for copyright, regardless of whether or not a manuscript had a prior copyright. So, my book has a copyright page which oddly states: "Copyright, 2002 and 2003!" Go figure! I guess I'd rather be covered twice instead of not at all. Love and Light, Lynn