US copyright
An earlier message said Copyright in the US is quite different from that in Australia. Over there you need to register the software to claim copyright. I'm not a lawyer (disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer), but when I last checked into copyright, all that was required is that the creator print the word copyright and the date on the product (the copyright symbol is also acceptable) and it's copyrighted. You CAN register your copyright to avoid any legal hassles by two people who both claim copyright, but it's not required. A cheap way that one can do the same thing is to put the product in an envelope and mail it to yourself. The postage cancellation on the UNOPENED package serves as proof of copyright date. Note that a copyright is different from a patent, as the earlier messages indicated. A copyright will not protect a process. If you read the fine print on a product it will often say Patent pending, but never copyright pending as there is no approval system for copyrights. If this topic is important to you, don't pay any attention to any of this. I'm not a lawyer and am just making it all up. John ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: US copyright
John Tenny wrote: You CAN register your copyright to avoid any legal hassles by two people who both claim copyright, but it's not required. A cheap way that one can do the same thing is to put the product in an envelope and mail it to yourself. The postage cancellation on the UNOPENED package serves as proof of copyright date. disclaimer as required by California state law I am not an attorney. If you need an attorney you should consult the services of a qualified professional in your area. /disclaimer The mailing-to-yourself option was a good one for many years, but if memory serves it was tested in the 80s and failed as legal proof of date of creation. If you have questions about copyright and other legal issues, I can't say enough good things about the fine folks at Nolo Press: http://nolo.com/. Searching for copyright at their site I found some good links covering the basics: http://search.nolo.com:80/query.html?col=a2wholeqt=copyrightSearch.x=0Se arch.y=0 -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge: Publish any database on any Web site ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
