From: Brian Ellis (bellis60@earthlink.net)
Date: 03/11/01-07:35:49 AM Z
What are you talking about when you refer to "registering" a copyright?
Trademarks can be registered, patents are filed, but I've never heard of it
being necessary to "register" a copyright anywhere in order to obtain the
protection of the copyright laws. If by "register" you mean saying
"copyright 2001" followed by your name, or putting the letter"c" in a
circle, that hasn't been necessary since the United States became a party to
the Berne Convention. I forget when that occurred but I believe it's been at
least ten to twenty years ago, maybe longer.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Callie Type" <kallitype@hotmail.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Still on Copyright
> And I'm not certain I understand you, sir. Your statement that
> "registration only helps you in court" only states the obvious: court is
the
> ONLY place these matters come to roost. It is my understanding that
> registration affords the registree certain added advantages, such as being
> able to collect punitive damages. In any event, as I was trying feebly to
> express, (Katherine Thayer explains it much more succinctly) money is
cogent
> issue. You make money and you're far more vulnerable. Napster, a profit
> seeker, is going down - Gnutella isn't!
>
>
> >From: bmaxey1@juno.com
> >Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >Subject: Re: FW: Still on Copyright
> >Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 20:25:08 -0700
> >
> > >>As the original e-mail likely was not
> > >>"registered" as having been copywritren, damages claimed by the
> >"injured
> > >>party" would be limited to whatever the party has lost, which,
> >presumably
> > >>given the original free distribution, would be nil. If, on the other
> >hand,
> > >>a person make a profit selling this CD, than that changes things a
bit.
> >
> >Not so sure I understand you. Were you aware that as soon as the work is
> >created, there is indeed some protection. Registering only helps you in
> >court. It is a complicated thing.
> >
> >Bob
>
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