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From: marcum@sun.uucp (Alan Marcum)
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Subject: Re: copyright notice
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Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 13:30:01 EST
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> Incidentally, Americans should note that if you put a copyright notice
> on something you are legally obligated to send a copy to the Library of
> Congress *whether or not you choose to register your copyright claim*!
> -- 
> D Gary Grady

From what I recall from oh-so-many moons ago in school, to copyright a
work, you must place the appropriate notice on the work, and place a
copy of the work in an at least semi-public library (i.e. publish it).
This library need not be the Library of Congress.
-- 
Alan M. Marcum				Sun Microsystems, Technical Consulting
...!{dual,ihnp4}!sun!nescorna!marcum	Mountain View, California