DMCA Protection & Copyright Registration – “i don’t need fancy ways and shiny things”

‘i don’t need fancy ways and shiny things’ is a poem by the author butterflies rising that was published on February 23, 2018, and is published in her copyright.gov registered books ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ and ‘she’s flowers and fire.’

DMCA Protection Date and First Date Of Use

The first version of the poem was first published publicly on her poetry blog and social media on April 3, 2018 and the poem was updated on February 3, 2019:
Post: https://butterfliesrising.com/slow-hands/
Screenshot of metadata: https://butterfliesrising.com/slow-hands/

Original 2018 version:

not all girls need
fancy ways
and shiny things,
some would rather have
slow hands,
focused eyes,
and full attention
with ease

…give me priceless things.

Copyright Registration

The quote was published in her paperback book ‘wild spirit, soft heart’ on April 6, 2020, and registered with copyright.gov on April 21, 2020:
Copyright.gov Registration Number / Date: TX0008867871 / 2020-04-21
ISBN-10: ‎ 0578643545
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0578643540n

Copyright Registration

The quote was published in her paperback book ‘she’s flowers and fire’ on April 12, 2022, and registered with copyright.gov on April 15, 2022:
Copyright.gov Registration Number / Date: TX0009115995 / 2022-04-15
ISBN-10: ‎0578382652
ISBN-13: 978-0578382654