Re: A83: Ultimatum for Hays...

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Re: A83: Ultimatum for Hays...



You should really study the law because you understand it so good.

If you just read copyright law little better you can notice that:

1. Copyright notice (the letter C in a circle, or word "Copyright", or the 
abbreviation "Copr.") informs the public that the work is protected by 
copyright.

2. Registration is not a condition of copyright protection.
No publication or registration or other action in the Copyright Office is 
required to secure copyright.

3. Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created.

So:
You can use copyright notice on your work regardless of your copyright is 
registered or not.
The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U. S. law, so even 
if you don't use copyright notice your work is protected by the Copyright 
law.
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.

The section about FRAUDULENT COPYRIGHT NOTICE is one of copyright 
infringements (unauthorized use of any of the exclusive rights of the 
copyright holder) and it says that you may not, with fraudulent intent, put 
a notice of copyright that you know to be false.
The similar thing is fraudulent removal of copyright notice or false 
representation.

Swedish copyright law is pretty much the same in this issue. :)




>From: "Thomas J. Hruska" <shinelight@crosswinds.net>
>Reply-To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
>To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
>Subject: Re: A83: Ultimatum for Hays...
>Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 14:48:43 -0500
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>If you have not registered for a copyright on your code, that copyright
>symbol or mention of copyright is false because you do not own a registered
>copyright on the code.  This means that you may not put a copyright notice
>on your own code and/or documentation.  By doing so, you commit a criminal
>offense.
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