Re: A83: Ultimatum for Hays...
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Re: A83: Ultimatum for Hays...
I would be very interested in learning where you learned what you know
about US copyright laws. I had always thought that I could trust any
basic facts I read on the web site of the US Copyright office
(http://www.loc.gov/copyright/), although you seem to know better.
Anyway, here are some of the claims about copyright from the Copyright
Office:
First, they seem to think that "The use of the copyright notice is the
responsibility of the copyright owner and does not require advance
permission from, or registration with, the Copyright Office." (in the
document entitled 'Copyright Basics') and they even repeat this claim
(with slightly different wording) in their FAQ! (in the answer to question
53).
Also, despite the fact that they discuss the benefits and reasons of
copyright registration quite a bit, they never mention anything about
mailing a copy of your work to yourself (though they do tell you how to
mail it to them to register it).
References: