[Hallicrafters] Copyright REQUIREMENTS

[rbethman at comcast.net]

To the "brain" children howling about copyrighted material:

"Copyright protection begins when any of the above described work is actually created and fixed in a tangible form.

For example, my brother is a musician and he lives in the United States. When he writes new lyrics, he prints them out on paper, signs his name at the bottom with the Copyright � symbol to show that he is the author, 

"places it in an envelope and mails it to himself without opening it. "
His copyright begins at the moment he puts his idea in a tangible form by printing the lyrics out on paper. He creates proof when he mails it to himself - the postmark establishes the date of creation. 

"He then registers his copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office which is a requirement in order to sue for monetary damages should a violation of his copyright arise."

 However, if somebody copies and redistributes his lyrics without permission before his copyright is registered, he still has the right to assert a copyright claim as the true author. 

Or in other words - IF it isn't registered - NO BASIS FOR SUIT!

Lawyer can howl, copyright CAN be asserted, but NO monetary damages!

So the "moderator" 

1) NEEDS to ascertain IF it was properly registered.

2) Ensure that ALL the above steps WERE performed.

THEN and ONLY then does the legal provisions take effect.

Try: www.copyright.org

Learn the FACTS!

Bob - N0DGN