P3D Copyrights

[Ron Fredrickson <RLF@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Was this a retired from practice attorney? Creation of a work now performs
>the copyright. It is no longer necessary to attach a symbol to protect
>your rights. In the old days if "x" number of of your works were published
>without the copyright symbol or acknowledgement you lost your copyright.
>(Even if you had nothing to do with the theft and publication)
>Now the next to last bastion of thievry, the US, has agreed to
>international convention, so these symbols aren't necessary and
>registration will get you a larger judgement, but lack of it won't lose
>all your rights. Creation of an original work vests the rights with the
>creator, so be careful if you decide to steal someone's work, It would be
>good to get valid legal representation. Call this this attorney and ask if
>his malpractice insurance covers anecdotal stories at dinner parties.
>

Remember, I prefaced my remarks with the disclaimer, "For what it's worth".
I didn't say that P-3D should regard it as legal advice in this matter. Does
the paragraph above say that all a new company needs to do to protect its
logo is to use it?

Ron


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