What is the cost if any and how do you copyright an original pattern?
Info appreciated.

this is a great article
http://qnm.com/copyright/index.html

this is an official site with all the gobbledygook you need to read if you decide to register a copyright. includes links to forms
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#cr

Thanks Patrice for the links...there is a lot of information on those sites....who would have thought it was such a PITA to copyright something.