On 10/22/09, A.J. Gardner <aaron.j.gard...@gmail.com> wrote: > given where credit is due. Something like "Notice: So-and-so created > this work. Do what you like with it, but don't claim you came up with > it 'cause that's lying. And nobody likes a liar. Thanks."
let me guess.. you are not a lawyer berne convention (1886) "copyrights for creative works do not have to be asserted or declared, as they are automatically in force at creation. In these countries, there is no requirement for an author to "register" or "apply for" a copyright, or to mark his or her works with a copyright symbol or other legend." universal copyright convention (1952) "[copyright holds] if from the time of the first publication all the copies of the work published with the authority of the author or other copyright proprietor bear the symbol © accompanied by the name of the copyright proprietor and the year of first publication placed in such manner and location as to give reasonable notice of claim of copyright." wikipedia "The United States initially refused to become party to the [Berne] Convention since it would have required major changes in its copyright law, particularly with regard to moral rights, removal of general requirement for registration of copyright works and elimination of mandatory copyright notice. This led to the Universal Copyright Convention in 1952 to accommodate the wishes of the United States. But on March 1, 1989, the U.S. "Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988" came into force and the United States became a party to the Berne Convention, making the Universal Copyright Convention obsolete." all parties of ucc have joined to berne convention by 2000 conclusion: explicit copyright notice is not needed any more
