--- In [email protected], "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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.
Andreas was talking about monetary damages - I think copyright is assumed in the conversation. > > Regardless, everyone should be putting a © somewhere on their sites no > matter what the case. or a (cc). > > David > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > > --- In [email protected], "Andreas Haugstrup" > <solitude@> wrote: > > > > On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:39:09 +0200, Stephanie Bryant <mortaine@> > > wrote: > > > > > On 4/8/06, Andreas Haugstrup <solitude@> wrote: > > >> On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:12:39 +0200, John Dowdell <jdowdell@> > > >> 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/
