DMCA Protection & Copyright Registration – “a complete mess of me”

‘when i love, it’s the littlest things about someone that can make a complete mess of me’ is a poem by the author butterflies rising that is a sequel to her previously published poem ‘details, i love madly in details’ and previously published quote ‘details, i love madly in details’. The poems and quote are 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 quote was first published publicly on her social media on July 23, 2020, and then on her poetry blog on July 26, 2020:
July 23, 2020 Instagram Caption Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDAU4EmF2Qv/
Screenshot of metadata: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDAU4EmF2Qv/
July 26, 2020 Poetry Blog Post: https://butterfliesrising.com/a-complete-mess-of-me/
Screenshot of metadata: https://butterfliesrising.com/a-complete-mess-of-me/

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