[Hallicrafters] Copyright REQUIREMENTS

[Al Parker]

It appears to me that somebody here has been pullling someone's chain,
again, and very successfully.
73,
Al, W8UT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:49 AM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Copyright REQUIREMENTS


> 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
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