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Subject:Re: Is your documentation copyrighted? From:Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com> To:Beth Friedman <bjf -at- wavefront -dot- com> Date:Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:19:04 -0500
Beth Friedman wrote:
>
<snip>
> >No, they are different. Copyright does not require any registration here
> >in the UK.
>
> No difference. That's also true here. The only reason to register
> copyright in the U.S. is if you're infringed upon and plan to sue for
> punitive damages.
>
<snip>
Close, but not quite good enough for the cigar. The main reason for
registration is to put the world on notice that you own the copyright.
This avoids litigation.
