Posted by Dr. Bob on November 16, 2002, at 13:51:58
In reply to Any comments on this article « Phil, posted by Dr. Bob on November 16, 2002, at 8:12:23
those were court awards. » coral
Posted by BeardedLady on November 16, 2002, at 9:51:22
In reply to http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20021106/msgs/32367.htmlThe Ravens award made big news. I find that cases like these (the ones I speak of and the ones that would affect me) are less about how you protect yourself than whether someone intentionally stole a work from you. In these cases, anyway, one didn't need a copyright to protect him; he only had to prove the work was his and that someone else used it without permission. Sometimes that proof is as good as a meeting date with the head of a company and an old batch of sketches.
Yes, internet makes it much more difficult. I would hope that Dr. Bob would not STEAL the poetry that I and KidA and others have printed here. I can understand using it for research purposes, maybe, but if he were to submit it to a poetry journal and claim it to be his, I could prove that I am the author of it.
If someone else took this work, then Dr. Bob could probably sue, as anything here is under his copyright protection, isn't that correct?
beardy
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Re: those were court awards.
Posted by coral on November 16, 2002, at 10:06:42
In reply to those were court awards. » coral, posted by BeardedLady on November 16, 2002, at 9:51:22Dear Beardy,
The second he produced the work, it was automatically copyrighted to him,(exceptions include work-for-hire and contractural/employer agreements). What you've described, old sketches, meeting dates, is what I meant about provenance. The formal registration process makes it much easier to prove ownership.
As far as this site is concerned, it would seem that the key question would be whether this qualifies as "public domain," and is exactly the type of problems lawsuits are addressing. One of the additional questions is the intent of the author. If someone wishes to preserve the copyright, the proper statement would be advisable, in my opinion. On the other hand, if the site indicates that all material posted may be used at the discretion of the board's owner, people who post are agreeing to that condition. However, if someone took something from a site and published it as his/her own work, I believe that would violate the intent of the copyright laws.
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Okay. Right. Same page. Thanks for discussing! (nm) » coral
Posted by BeardedLady on November 16, 2002, at 11:17:00
In reply to Re: those were court awards., posted by coral on November 16, 2002, at 10:06:42
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