you need to register the software to claim copyright."
I'm not a lawyer (disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer), but when I last checked into copyright, all that was required is that the creator print the word "copyright" and the date on the product (the copyright symbol is also acceptable) and it's copyrighted.
You CAN register your copyright to avoid any legal hassles by two people who both claim copyright, but it's not required. A cheap way that one can do the same thing is to put the product in an envelope and mail it to yourself. The postage cancellation on the UNOPENED package serves as proof of copyright date.
Note that a copyright is different from a patent, as the earlier messages indicated. A copyright will not protect a process.
If you read the fine print on a product it will often say "Patent pending", but never "copyright pending" as there is no approval system for copyrights.
If this topic is important to you, don't pay any attention to any of this. I'm not a lawyer and am just making it all up.
John
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