I think patents and copyrights have a time limit. John Balgenorth
On Aug 21, 2015, at 5:54 PM, J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com> wrote: > On 8/21/2015 7:29 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Lynn Fredricks < >> lfredri...@proactive-intl.com> wrote: >> >>> Copyright registration is not required to be afforded some protections >>> under >>> copyright law, but it affords _additional_ protection under US law that >>> makes your rights easier to enforce. >>> >> >> Most notably, the eligibility for statutory damages. If memory serves, >> there are also better provisions for attorneys fees.(Yes I am a lawyer, but >> this is a statement of the law, not legal advice) > > When I was 10 years old and taking piano lessons I wrote a little song. I > took out my big pencil and double-sized music paper and laboriously wrote it > out. It was three pages long. I then scrawled out a long-hand letter to the > U.S. Copyright Office requesting copyright forms, and returned my little song > to Washington D.C. where it languishes to this day. > > I was SO PROUD. And even though I can no longer remember how the song went or > what it was, it is formally copyrighted and if anyone steals it I can sue > and make tons of money -- provided I recognize it. :) > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
