Re: Copywriting

From: dts@quad.uucp (David T. Sandberg)

Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1990 23:22:07 +0000

In article <1990Feb13.175629.27343@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> unkydave@shumv1.ncsu.edu (David Bank) writes:
>   Some additional information on points that others brought up and
>some correction to a bit of misinformation:

One correction to your corrections:  ;')

>     1) Yes, DO put a copyright statement on your materials. If you
>        release your materials to the public without such a
>        statement, you lose your copyright (they become public
>        domain)

Failure to place a notice of copyright on your work no longer
results in a loss of copyright.  This is effective for all
works first published on or after March 1, 1989, due to the
Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988.

Note that lack of a notice of copyright on your materials may
give an infringer the chance to reduce damages awarded by the
court by claiming "innocent infringement", so it remains a very
good idea to place a notice of copyright on copies of your work
which will be made available to the public.

--
                "Now beat it, or the red guy screams again!"
David Sandberg, dts@quad.sialis.mn.org or ..uunet!rosevax!sialis!quad!dts

References

Copywriting
JJK106@psuvm.psu.edu (jeff kochosky)
Thu, 08 Feb 1990 16:46:04 +0000
Re: Copywriting
bell@degas.cs.unc.edu (Andrew Bell)
Fri, 09 Feb 1990 14:29:00 +0000
Re: Copywriting
unkydave@shumv1.uucp (David Bank)
Tue, 13 Feb 1990 17:56:29 +0000

Referenced By

Copywriting
JJK106@psuvm.psu.edu (jeff kochosky)
Thu, 08 Feb 1990 16:46:04 +0000
Re: Copywriting
bell@degas.cs.unc.edu (Andrew Bell)
Fri, 09 Feb 1990 14:29:00 +0000
Re: Copywriting
unkydave@shumv1.uucp (David Bank)
Tue, 13 Feb 1990 17:56:29 +0000