Re: FAQ copyright violation (fwd)

Adam B. Roach (adam.roach@exu.ericsson.se)
Fri, 2 Aug 1996 11:18:46 -0500 (CDT)

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>Just out of curiosity, how do the registration laws deal with
>documents that tend to either evolve, or to be continually under
>construction or revision, such as FAQ documents?

The official answer I got about this, when I asked, is as follows:

"The TX form is used for any non-dramatic literary work, including FAQ's.
Registration is a formality having advantages to the copyright owner (it
creates a public record of the ownership and provides the owner with legal
documentation of that claim), but it is not required in order to own the
copyright in a work. Copyright is an automatic protection. The author of a
work automatically owns the rights to the work he/she created. As with any
work having frequent revisions, it is up to the copyright owner to decide
which versions, if any, should be registered."

(This comes from the library of congress information section at
copyinfo@loc.gov).

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