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I'm not sure whether it's the same in all countries, but generally you are automatically the holder of all legal rights for any piece of art you create, the moment you create it. You don't have to register or patent your piece, they automatically belong legally to you and in almost all cases you will never lose basic rights on your art until your death, even if you sell it to a publisher etc.
Of course it may at times be difficult to prove that it -was- you who created this piece of art, but technically once you wrote a piece you don't have to worry about copyrights.
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