me again. okay. emailed someone over at the government --- and they actually emailed back! gasp!
the deal is -- you can copywrite your deck, once it is completed, for $30. You can send it all in a pack, along with the form you can get online (I assume), and a check.
easier than I thought!!!!!! however, even though it's copywrited... I guess you can't really enforce it.... unless, of course, you have a publishing house or something behind you, since they have more "clout."