Re: Re(2): Spaghetti Publishers want your FAQ!

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Richard M. Mathews (richard@astro.West.Sun.COM)
Thu, 13 Jan 1994 16:46:09 -0800

>It was my understanding that as of the past few years that at least in the
>US anything written was automatically considered copywritten. Of course,
>if you do not register it with the US government you may have a tough time
>proving that it's yours in court. And adding any fancy words of copyright
>notice will not change that.

In works published in the U.S. on or after March 1, 1989, the "fancy
words of copyright notice" are important for one purpose only: you
probably can't collect damages unless they were there. If the notice
is not there, the defendant may claim "innocent infringement."

Richard M. Mathews D efend
E stonian-Latvian-Lithuanian
richard@West.Sun.COM I ndependence

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