Re: A86: Re: copyrights

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Subject: Re: A86: Re: copyrights
From: "Jeremy Goetsch" <jeremy@stupidzone.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 22:05:42 -0700
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Tercero's brother wrote:
>Any computer program is able to be
>copyrighted as soon as it is saved on a tangible medium.  However, it is
not copyrighted
>without such notice ie. "© 19xx (Your name here). All Rights Reserved".
"All Rights

Not true.
According to the the Copyright Office, "Notice was required under the 1976
Copyright Act. This requirement was eliminated when the United States
adhered to the Berne Convention, effective March 1, 1989."

Under current laws, copyright is secured as soon as a work is recorded in a
fixed copy, with or without a notice.

But this is getting off topic.
For more information about copyrights and how they relate to software and
the internet, visit http://www.benedict.com

>Reserved" is only needed if your code is going international.  If you want
your
>copyright to stand in court, register it with the copyright office ($20
fee). All of the
>preceding info applies only in the US.
>
>Tercero's brother.

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