Online authorities?

For a while now i was interested in this. Are there any internet authorities that protect you? For example if you get ripped, and you can proove that you are the creator of a particular art piece certain measures will be taken. or anything of that kind? I'm pretty sure i heared one of my friends say that he was going to report a ripper to some organization, but that was long time a go. Thanks for any help.

You have no backup in court without a federal copyright... costs about $30 to get :P

and that probably only applied if the ripper is in the country where you got the copyright...

Originally Posted by jono1 and that probably only applied if the ripper is in the country where you got the copyright...

Depends... Many countries yield to USA copyright.

Yeah, that is the sad thing. Designers have to pay $30 for a copyright, or any ripper can just take it and no1 can take them to court. If you have proof or not. Really a little silly thing in the states .