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Subject: 
How do you copyright your own work?
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 29 Jan 2000 05:56:37 GMT
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Is it as simple as saying, "I took the picture; therefore, it is
copyrighted by me," or is it a more invovled legal process like
patenting?

The thread about plagiarism started me thinking about it.

Chris



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  Re: How do you copyright your own work?
 
(...) IANAL, but I believe that you automatically have a fair amount of copyright protection under most countries laws. That said, if you got into a dispute with someone over who did what you might find yourself having trouble proving you're the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
  Re: How do you copyright your own work?
 
In the US - if you take a photograph of something it is AUTOMATICALLY copyrighted, however....You cannot publish it without the permission of any people in the photo.... I am not a lawyer either - but an avid photographer... Gene. (24 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
  Re: How do you copyright your own work?
 
Christopher Masi wrote in message <389280F9.9614A862@c...ne.edu>... (...) An arrangement of bricks would in most cases not be copyrightable. A design patent would be what would protect it. However, if your creation reaches the point of being a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: How do you copyright your own work?
 
Thank you for all your responses. Sincerely, Chris (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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