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From: xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng)
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Subject: Re: Amiga animations on VHS now available
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Date: 1 Jun 90 15:00:43 GMT
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In article <25022@usc.edu>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes...
^In article <1421@faatcrl.UUCP> jprad@faatcrl.UUCP (Jack Radigan) writes:
^>papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
^>>(from Circular 93 -- Hightlights of U.S. Adherence to the Berne COnvention)
^>>"Presumption of copyright validity. The copyright owner who registers before
^>>or within 5 years of first publication receives the benefit of legal 
^>>presumption in court, called prime facia evidentiary weight. [...]
^>
^>Hey Marco, one slight flaw here.  You can't register a copyright if it isn't
^					     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^>*in* the work.  This is what we're talking about here.  The omission of it.
^ ^^^^									 ^^
^>He can register it *after* he corrects the omission, not until.
^ 
^You are using a language that doesn't make any sense. Nobody can "register 
^a copyright", one "registers WORKS". 
^ 
^What "is *in* the work"?  Do you mean a copyright notice?  If you do, then 
^you're dead wrong"

Er...just following the thread and it really seems that you two are in some
sort of basic agreement but are wording things different enough to make you
think you aren't.

I think he means a register of a complaint rather than a work or copyright. 
Well...that what it looked like in context.  His basic train of thought was
that the copyright IS valid even without the notice BUT that it would be
difficult to get anything BUT a cease and desist order.  After that the author
could sue for damages if the transgressor did not stop.

ie: You don't lose your rights if the little (c) deelybob isn't somewhere on 
your work but it may be difficult to get damages.

Has enough been said on this topic?  It's important and all but...


^ 
^-- Marco

ObQ:  Marco...which Tek Emulation does your program support.  I'm looking for a
Tek 4111 emulator (best case scenario) or a Tek 4107 emulator (ehhhh sort of
solution).  These would be useful when I push for getting an Amiga instead of a
Mac.  Vlt doesn't quite emulate the 4107 as well as VersaTerm Pro does on the
Mac.  Or at least I haven't been able to hit the correct settings to get it to
do so. 

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