On 6/17/2011 2:48 PM, Chuck Swiger wrote: > On Jun 17, 2011, at 10:59 AM, Chad Perrin wrote: >>> Sigh. If you'd ever actually filed a copyright registration or >>> transfer form, you would discover that one needs to get them notarized. >>> (Documenting that a certain document was available and signed at a >>> specific date is what a notary public is for.) >>> >>> There is no case law in the US to support this "poor man's copyright." >>> >>> http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#what >> >> That page does not say anything about case law. It refers to copyright >> law, which is law on the books -- not case law. > > Yes, I know the difference. You're welcome to cite a court case in the US > where a judge decided that this "poor man's copyright" constituted valid > evidence of copyright ownership. > >> The "poor man's copyright" approach is, I believe, less certain and >> effective than registration, but if there is a dispute over proper claim >> of copyright, anything you can do to add evidenciary support for your >> claim will help. > > Many people seem to believe their opinions matter more than facts which > contradict such beliefs. Snopes is knocking, and they'd like this > misinformation retracted: > > http://www.snopes.com/legal/postmark.asp > >> In my previous explanation, of course, I neglected to mention that the >> way to ensure some kind of strength of evidence is to use metered mail, >> specifically so that nobody will be able to (as) convincingly claim you >> just mailed yourself an empty envelope and stuffed it later. > > Is there some part of "you're repeating an urban legend which has been > discredited" which you find hard to understand? > > [ ... ] >>> Let me repeat: unless you are a lawyer, you are not qualified to >>> provide legal advice. >> >> Let me be clear: >> >> I didn't give legal advice. I didn't say "You should do this." I said, >> in effect, "This is what I have observed." In fact, nothing I said is >> any more advisory than what you said. >> >> For someone intent on giving the impression of precision, your precision >> sucks. > > > Are you willing to acknowledge that your claims about "poor man's copyright" > in the US are invalid? If you can't be honest enough to do so, frankly, your > opinions about my precision-- or anything else-- aren't a matter of concern. > > Regards,
I think the problem with you two is that it's really hard to get a real Lawyer to respond to any of this considering how hard it is to type on a keyboard with your hands in someone Else's pockets. -gore _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
