DMCA Protection & Copyright Registration – “there’s that corner of your smile…”

‘there’s that corner of your smile, the one towards me when you’re in the driver’s seat… how it lifts just a little when i say something sweet’ is a quote by the author butterflies rising that was published publicly on December 24, 2017, and is published in her copyright.gov registered book ‘wild spirit, soft heart.’

DMCA Protection Date and First Date Of Use

The quote was first published publicly on December 24, 2017, on her copyright protected poetry blog:
Post: https://butterfliesrising.com/that-corner-of-your-smile/
Screenshot of metadata: https://butterfliesrising.com/that-corner-of-your-smile/

Copyright Registration

The final version 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