Actually, that's not true. An artists work becomes "copyright" from the instant it is created regardless whether or not you have actually gone and registered it.
Regardless, everyone should be putting a © somewhere on their sites no matter what the case. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In [email protected], "Andreas Haugstrup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:39:09 +0200, Stephanie Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On 4/8/06, Andreas Haugstrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:12:39 +0200, John Dowdell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > You're still not respecting the rights of creators. If someone rips > >> off > >> > your website, blog, search history, financial data, does it matter if > >> > they get something other than little green tickets in return? > >> > >> Legally, yes. > > > > Not in the States. Copyright has nothing to do with whether or not > > someone makes money off of it. It's just that you're more likely to > > get monetary damages if there's money involved somewhere down the > > line. > > Exactly it does matter. If you haven't registered with the copyright > office (I doubt any vloggers have, it costs money for each work) then you > cannot sue for statutory damages so you have to prove an actual loss. It > makes a big difference. > > -- > Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen > <URL: http://www.solitude.dk/ > > Commentary on media, communication, culture and technology. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
