In reading the copyright rules it states:
Names, titles, and short phrases or expressions are not subject to copyright protection. Even if a name, title, or short phrase is novel or distinctive or if it lends itself to a play on words, it cannot be protected by copyright. The Copyright Office cannot register claims to exclusive rights in brief combinations of words such as:
Catchwords, catchphrases, mottoes, slogans, or short advertising expressions
Is it really as simple as that or is there a way to copyright a phrase or saying for a bumper sticker?
Names, titles, and short phrases or expressions are not subject to copyright protection. Even if a name, title, or short phrase is novel or distinctive or if it lends itself to a play on words, it cannot be protected by copyright. The Copyright Office cannot register claims to exclusive rights in brief combinations of words such as:
Catchwords, catchphrases, mottoes, slogans, or short advertising expressions
Is it really as simple as that or is there a way to copyright a phrase or saying for a bumper sticker?