Re: Legal (c) Copyright'ing..

[leigh@twain.ucs.umass.edu (Leigh A. Knowlton)]

In a previous article, Daniel Pfarrer wrote:
> 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?

It was my impression that you can copyright just about anything you want to,
but it carries no legal weight unless it has been properly registered.

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