J. Stabile wrote:
> I may be wrong and I'm certainly no lawyer but doesn't a copyright >actually involve more than just SAYING its copyrighted? Similar to a >patent?
No. If you produce an original work, you have copyright in it
automatically. You can register it if you wish, but you don't have to.
> And doesn't abuse of a copyright mean damage to profits or income ala
> pirated movies and music, etc.?
No. If you sue someone for copyright infrigement, then actual monetary
loss comes into it, but copyright infringement doesn't require a loss to
exist.