Preserved Topic: Copyright the copyright

Hello,

One, to write a copyright text, would have to consult a lawyer.

Is there is a note that prevents you from using the copyright text for your own purpose?

Or there is a copyright for the copyright?

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Regards,
Elias

One would not have to consult a lawyer.

If one were to consult a lawyer for such a text, then I suppose that the rights of using that text would be determined at the time of the writing of said text.

To write a copyrighted text one does not have to consult a lawyer.
http://www.copyright.gov/

There are so many differences across borders and nations that it can be hard to figure out just how it all works. But a lawyer is definately not needed to have your work copyrighted. If you made it and you published it, it is yours, and follows your rules.

The reason you might want to consult with a lawyer is that they might know special proven legal jargan that is know to hold up in court. But the general individual shouldn't need to defend their copyright statement ever. Even the GPL hasn't been tested in court.

-Dan-

© 2004 Your Name. All rights reserved.

'Tis a standard copyright statement and itself cannot be copyrighted.

And remember, this statement does not have to be included nor do you have to publish the work for you to hold the copyright. You also don't have to register the work with the U.S. Copyright Office for the work to be copyrighted. The work must simply be recorded in a tangible format.

Including the statement does, however, inform others who holds the copyright and what rights are withheld. Also, registering the work with the USCO is recommended as it aids in legally defending your copyright should it come to that. Having the work published will change how one registers the work with the USCO.

Any Q's?

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Any Q's?

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did you really eat all of that fried food at the fair?

Last fair i was at, the fried Snickers bar was, i think, the first and last fried thing i could handle that day.

it was quite amazing, if i do say so myself!

Did I? Absolutely! And try believing this: I didn't pay for any of it.

Pizza...

uuUURRRP!!

'R' , 'O' , 'L' , 'A' , 'I' , 'D' , 'S'

Spells 'relief'.

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Is This Thing On?

Bleah...

heh, I rolled through the fried foods story a few weeks ago, I got sick thinking of it. I feel pretty unsettled after half a funnel cake :X

Myself, I ripped Amazon's copyright and privacy statements and read through it real carefully adding and taking away what I needed to form a standard document I use. Copyright's pretty straightforward but the terms of use/privacy statement(s) often need modification in regards to collected information useage from customer to customer.

So, nah, I would vbe afraid of "ripping" a copyright text since they're all pretty much the same (I use the term loosely, I would not straight copy anything). You DO need to understand what it's saying so, read it; edit it; make it yours.