>>>> Unless there was a copyright notice attached to it, posting it
>>>> makes it public property.
>>>
>>> This is not true. As I understand it, copyight law protects works
>>> even if no copyright notice is explicit attached.
>>
>> Only in the case of photographs.
>
> ...in all countries that have signed the Berne convention,
> all new works are automatically copyrighted(*)...
> This covers text as well as most other mediums.
(Christopher and Stephan are right, but...)
Pardon me for being exceedingly drab and predictable, but you
know, we *do* have an FAQ list about this stuff, meaning that
it's a discussion that shouldn't need rehashing...
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