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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:
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> 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.
>
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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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