Q. re: copyrighting work before uploading to website 2004-04-14 - By Baker, Ed
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I'm not sure, but from my understanding, publishing it on your website
gives you a bit of a copyright. It's just not registered. The of course
there's the fact of having the source material which would back you up.
Here's a list of links provided by the US Government:
http://www.copyright.gov/resces.html
And though I didn't look too deeply into this, this appears to have some
good info:
http://www.bitlaw.com/
Anyone else out there wanna chip in?
Ed
Ed Baker
Graphics Department
Ben-Arnold Beverage Company
888-262-9787
Ex 5319
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From: TSML [mailto:truespace@(protected)] On Behalf Of Kris Krieger
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:34 AM
To: truespace@(protected)
Subject: [TSML] Q. re: copyrighting work before uploading to website
Hi, All,
I hope that those who celebrate Easter or Passover had fulfilling ones.
Meanwhile, I am just wondering whether anyone copyrights (as in,
officially
- registering with the US CopyRight office) their works before uploading
them to a website.
Eventually I'll get my site ready to upload and what I was thinking is
that, since everything (design, music, images,wtitings, etc., and so
forth) is byme, myself, and I, with the exception (noted) of maybe a
logo or two and some JavaScript snippets, it might behoove me to load
the entire thing onto an extra CD and send the whole kit'n'kaboodle for
registration as "collected Works Volume One" or some such thgingr. Not
that this prevents people ripping off your stuff, but merely to have a
leg to stand on "just in case".
Anyway, I was just curious whether anyone else is doing anything
similar, or am I just particularly cynical...
Unfortunately, nothing new loaded yet, working slowly on a couple things
but this racka-fracka eye is holding me back from doing much of anything
at all (gotta have some immune testing done =:-p ). Hopefully soem new
stuff can go up soon! But I *am* curious about thuis registered
copyright thing. I know that "technically" something is "automatically"
copyrighted if it's original, but if push comes to shove, one doesn't
get too far withour some sort fo proof. Not fo course that my stuff is
so fabulous, but, on the off chance that a few bucks can be made, only
fair if I make 'em <g>!
TIA,
- Kris K.
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