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Subject:RE: Two questions about Copyright notices From:"Robart, Kay" <Kay -dot- Robart -at- tea -dot- state -dot- tx -dot- us> To:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 12 May 2010 08:00:48 -0500
I was actually talking about software manuals, which have a shorter
gestation period. Of course, if you start writing a novel in 2007 or
even write down your ideas for it, it is copyrightable in 2007 (although
you might have to have a way to prove it, which is where the mailing
yourself something in a sealed envelope comes in) even if you publish in
2010. But my point is that it's not copyrightable in 2006.
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On Behalf Of Dan Goldstein
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:52 PM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: Two questions about Copyright notices
Authors frequently submit their work for publication with a copyright
notice. Sometimes it never gets published. How could it be against the
law to claim a copyright before the work has been published?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robart, Kay
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:45 PM
> To: McLauchlan, Kevin; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: Two questions about Copyright notices
>
> The changes between years have to be significant to claim a
> new copyright date, not just a few punctuation marks, and it
> is against the law to claim a copyright before the document
> has been published...
>
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