in the act of creation ?... TY I will look in to it.Assuming you are in the United States, a work is copyrighted simply in the act of creation.
You could, of course, just ask the actual copyright office.
https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/index.html
When is my work protected?
"Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device."
ty will cheek it out