Comments on: Why Use Copyright Notices?

By: Carlos Ovalle

Carlos Ovalle — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:25:27 +0000

I’d add a couple of things. ^_^

Although it is nearly three decades since you’ve had to register a work, the copyright notice was necessary for a longer period of time. The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, which removed the requirement for formalities, wasn’t enacted until 1989.

Also, whether or not a copyright symbol appears does affect older works. For example, a work published without notice between 1978 and 1989 and not registered may be in the public domain. Peter Hirtle has a handy chart:
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm

By: Carlos Ovalle

Carlos Ovalle — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:25:27 +0000

I'd add a couple of things. ^_^

Although it is nearly three decades since you've had to register a work, the copyright notice was necessary for a longer period of time. The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, which removed the requirement for formalities, wasn't enacted until 1989.

Also, whether or not a copyright symbol appears does affect older works. For example, a work published without notice between 1978 and 1989 and not registered may be in the public domain. Peter Hirtle has a handy chart:
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtl...

By: Chris Matthieu

Chris Matthieu — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:37:04 +0000

In addition to (c)opyright marks and claims, you could stamp your work with (N)umly numbers. Numly provides authors and artists a way to freely or inexpensively submit their digital works online along with their desired All Rights Reserved or Creative Commons license and receive a verifiable Numly Number and HTML that can be embedded into your work to prove your copyright.

Numly Numbers are linked back to Numly's database to provide third party, non-repudiation services and time stamps of submitted works and meta data associated with the copyright.

By: Chris Matthieu

Chris Matthieu — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:37:04 +0000

In addition to (c)opyright marks and claims, you could stamp your work with (N)umly numbers. Numly provides authors and artists a way to freely or inexpensively submit their digital works online along with their desired All Rights Reserved or Creative Commons license and receive a verifiable Numly Number and HTML that can be embedded into your work to prove your copyright. Numly Numbers are linked back to Numly's database to provide third party, non-repudiation services and time stamps of submitted works and meta data associated with the copyright.

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:09:54 +0000

“Basically, as long as a few people cling to the myth, it will likely be worth addressing.”

This applies to so many situations in life…

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:09:54 +0000

"Basically, as long as a few people cling to the myth, it will likely be worth addressing."

This applies to so many situations in life…