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Subject:Copyright From:Mark Levinson <mark -at- SD -dot- CO -dot- IL> Date:Tue, 6 Dec 1994 17:16:44 IST
if you don't claim copyright,
the item may land in the public domain.
** This is less of a problem now that the USA has joined the
Berne Convention. Still, a copyright notice is always a good thing.
If you can afford it, you should even pay Uncle Sam to register
your copyright. Registration duly filed on such-and-such a date
will protect you in court, if it comes to that, much better than
a self-addressed envelope. The crook you're up against could even
have a nicely faked envelope of his own.
For those interested, there's a copyright discussion group on e-mail:
you can send "SUBSCRIBE CNI-COPYRIGHT Your Name" to LISTPROC -at- CNI -dot- ORG
to get on. If you're not a lawyer, best to unlurk for only the
occasional deferential comment or question.
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||- Mark L. Levinson, mark -at- sd -dot- co -dot- il -- Box 5780, 46157 Herzlia, Israel -||
|| Don't expect too much from God. He's only human. - Grandma Levinson ||
