Re: Legal (c) Copyright'ing..

[jimwong@owlnet.rice.edu (Jim Wong)]

In article <Pine.3.07.9402121814.A3598-a100000@cap.gwu.edu>, dpfarrer@CAP.GWU.EDU (Daniel Pfarrer) writes:
|> I've noticed a lot of programs for the Apple // recently, that are kinda
|> short (but good), are and released on the same day they were finished
|> writting on. These programs also have a "(c) 1994" on them.
|> 
|> Did these programmers go through the correct Copyright office, which
|> charges $20 & you have a great change of waiting 90+ days for it to be
|> approved, or are they just saying "(c) 1994" and taking their own legal
|> action?

Works like computer programs are copyrighted automatically, whether or
not you register the program.  Although having a registered copyright
might help should you ever need to take legal action in order to
protect your copyright, it is by no means required.

-- 
Jim Wong (jimwong@owlnet.rice.edu)