PS For ISP's and HOSTS
http://www.weblawresources.com/dmca_comp_art.htm And How to avoid getting sued! http://www.weblawresources.com/mod_site_art.htm bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Laurence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [wdvltalk] RE: Copyright was content theft and strange page > > Hi, > > Let me insert a few facts on copyrights here: > > http://www.weblawresources.com/Copyright/copyrighting-web-sites.htm > > http://www.weblawresources.com/Copyright_package.htm > > and this is something that you should all know if you are running your own > development business. > . > http://www.weblawresources.com/who_owns_art.htm > > We provide all of our clients with a Limited Release of Copyrights at the > completion of our work. At the begining we explain the clients rights to the > website design site and its symbiotic programming. We also reiterate this > information at the completion so there is no crossed paths as to > communication. > FOR ISP's and HOSTS > > Synopsis: > *************************************** > "When copyrighting a web site, special precaution must be taken to assure > that all aspects of the web site are properly protected. Failure to properly > register a component of the web site can lead to a loss of the benefits of > copyright registration, including statutory damage and attorney fee awards > that are made available as a result of a valid registration. > In order to register valid copyright, you must either be the author if the > work as defined under the copyright laws, or you must have received an > assignment from the author. All of the individual listed above can often > claim that they are authors or joint authors of portions of the work. Where > this is the case, assignments and acknowledgments must be obtained in > advance to assure that you have complete unrestricted rights to the work." > ***************************************** > > There are many instances of copyright protection in force as we speak the > best known is the DMCA which mandates the HOST of a copyright infringed > site must take that site done (block it) upon notification or be fined $5000 > a day. > > You can also post an alleged copyright site to www.pirated-sites.com > > In summation a website is copyrighted at the time of inception. To be > awarded damages you MUST register it for $30 prior to filing suit. This is > US applicable only :) > > Also as Google is just a data reporting website it cannot be sued for > displaying the data that is returned from a web search. Just as you can not > sue somebody for using your meta tags, as that again is just data. > > Oh what a tangled web we weave... ;) > > BTW, IANAL > > sincerely, > bob laurence > www.RE-Data.com LLC > Owner/Programmer > "Your Bridge to the Internet since 1995" > We may not know it all, but we know the web!" > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cheryl D. Wise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 8:15 AM > Subject: [wdvltalk] RE: Copyright was content theft and strange page > > > Joseph, > > In the US there is copyright immediately upon creation. Registration is not > required but does help 'prove' that you created the material and when it was > created. So if you do have to go to court having registered (which I believe > is $35) makes proving your case much easier. > > US Copyright law was changed several years ago (1989) to be more or less the > same as most of the western world. For more info see > http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.pdf > > Cheryl D. Wise > WiserWays > Office: 713.353.0139 > Mobile: 713.412.0406 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- > ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
