On Mon, 24 Feb 2020, geneb wrote: > On Mon, 24 Feb 2020, smf wrote: > >> On 21/02/2020 15:16, groepaz_at_gmx.net wrote: >>>> register? >>> are you confused? cloanto is claiming the copyright, which was what we >>> were >>> talking about. >> >> No, it appears you are confused. You don't need to register a copyright. >> > > In the US, the act of creating a work automatically bestows copyright. > However, if you want to be able to sue for infringement, it needs to be > registered. (https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html) This was a revision in the US copyright law (I don't remember when). Originally, you had to register to get a copyright. Also when the first Commodore computers and other PC's came out, The courts could not produce a consistant ruling on whether or not computer programs could be copyrighted. It took a revision of the copyright laws to specifically include computer programs. The artwork that produced IC masks was always copyrightable. wlevak_at_sdf.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.orgReceived on 2020-05-30 01:04:22
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