Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:18:57 -0400
From: Jim Kling <jkling at nasw.org>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Capclave
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Wednesday, October 20, 2004, 1:46:30 AM, WSFA members wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Jim Kling wrote:

>> No, it doesn't. According to the US Copyright Office: "Copyright is secured automatically when the work is
>> created, and a work is "created" when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time." A
>> declaration of copyright certainly is not required.

> This, acto Jack Speer, is so-called "common law copyright" and reflects
> the position that a man's work is zis property to do with as ze wills.  If
> the work is published and distributed, then Ted's requirement applies
> unless the author actually wishes to place zis work in public domain (as
> some do).

I'm not sure what you are saying here. Perhaps you can point me to a reference?

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Jim Kling
science writer
Rockville, MD
http://nasw.org/users/jkling