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From: dsp@polari.UUCP (Don Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: About Mr. Randall and D.D.M.I.
Summary: Copyright
Message-ID: <3449@polari.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 91 08:58:56 GMT
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  Since the US became party to the Bern Convention, once a creation is
fixed in a tangible medium it is copyrighted on the spot without the
constructive notice or registration.

  It's the opinion of my copyright attorney that things which reside on a
hard drive is then considered a tangible medium.

  One other point to consider is to include a notice to the effect of:
" All Rights Reserved ". Meaning the right to reproduce a creation as
part of a collection, in a series, exclusive reproduction rights in a
certain country for a fixed amount of time etc.

                               Don

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