My bad. However you can register your work any time before filing a lawsuit. If you dont register your work within 3 months, then you can sue for...
"(1) an injunction against further infringement; (2) the recovery of profits from the infringer; and (3) other provable damages." So, that said, you can recover money that was made as a result of the infringement not what a judge thinks you "might" have made. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In [email protected], "Andreas Haugstrup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did you read what I wrote? > > Under US Copyright law you cannot sue for statutory damages unless you've > registered your work. You can still sue for actual damages. I never > claimed that you have to register your work to obtain copyrights (those > are automatic for anyone living in a country that has ratrified the berne > convention). > > - Andreas > > On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:07:06 +0200, 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. > > > > 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" > > <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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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/
