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Re: Copyright infringement on the web

Subject: Re: Copyright infringement on the web
From: The Old Sourdough <senile@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:33:58 -0500
Newsgroups: 24hoursupport.helpdesk

On 2008-07-31, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, richard waxed eloquently: 
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:19:58 -0600, DevilsPGD
><spam_narf_spam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
snip
>
> In a copyright issue, in order to have a legal defense, the work MUST
> be registered with the government office and MUST have been issued a
> reference number. In court, the alleged owner would be required to
> produce that number. No number, no case.
>
snip

Registration is NOT required for copyright protection, but it does
convey certain legal rights. Registration is not required prior to 
publication of a copyrighted work to retain those rights.

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#cr

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The Old Sourdough
Littering is dumb. -- Ronald Macdonald


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