Klarinet Archive - Posting 000785.txt from 1998/10

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] copyright
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 09:55:03 -0400

From: Scott Morrow <scottdmorrow@-----.com>
>>I ended up have _each page_ of my notes notarized and
>>stamped (patents cost significantly more than copyrights - and
>copyright
>>in some cases is a stronger protection). "
>
>- Please, everyone, remember: the issue here is NOT "copyrighting or
not
>copyrighting"! Your work is automatically copyrighted! You are merely
>debating alternatives to registering the copyright with the Library of
>Congress! And the ultimate goal is somehow proving that you created
the
>work!

True Scott, I was unclear above (patents _do_ cost significantly more
than copyrights, considering copyrights cost nothing). But .. as in
patents, copyrights are essentially useless until infringed upon (they
only warn of possibly consequences, they do not guarantee the
consequences), whereby you'll have to go to court to prove your case.
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