Copyrights

[TCH-Sales]

There are some people around here that are a few steps up in "professionalism" of web design than I am, so if you don't mind I just want to leak your brains for a little information.

 

What would be the best way to go to get a copyright on my stuff? I'm not sure what direction I'd be taking this, its just I notice a lot of pages getting the "Copyright 2003" logos (and I know some of 'em are people just trying to give the impression their work is copyrighted ) and such on the bottom of their pages, and if it's not TOO aweful expensive I thought I might look into it, and see what levels of copyright there were, so I could see which one fit me the best.

[TCH-Andy]

cerealkeeler

 

Basically all you need to do is add "Copyright 2003" on it as long as it is your original work.

 

See http://www.copyright.gov/

 

The way in which copyright protection is secured is frequently misunderstood. No publication or registration or other action in the Copyright Office is required to secure copyright. There are, however, certain definite advantages to registration (there is then a public record established if you ever want to claim against someone)

 

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. "Copies" are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, such as books, web pages, manuscripts, sheet music, film, videotape... etc.

 

 

Andy

[TCH-Sales]

Thanks for the information!

 

I'll read though the official site later tonight...

[shammer]

AndyB, good information. I have always been curious about this but never looked it up.

[cjrdanes]

I one heard about an interesting way to support your copyright claims, but you have to think of it BEFORE someone tries to steal your work.

 

If your content was created or can be transfered to digital format, make a copy (don't use the original-- just in case) and mail it to yourself. Use registered mail to secure it further. Don't open it up when it comes back to you in the mail. The postmark date on the unsealed envelope proves the creation date.

 

Way simpler than paying to register what you already own, eh?

 

cjrdanes

[rayners]

I recall hearing somewhere that mailing yourself something like that doesn't hold up in court, that it's just an urban myth. But I don't have the time to look up any sources for that, so you'll just have to take my word for it.

[TCH-Don]

All copyright laws still apply on the Internet as they do in other media. But it is often confusing about what is legal to do and what isn't. All original web pages on the web are copyrighted by their authors unless noted otherwise. Pages that do not have a Copyright © notice can still be protected under copyright laws, and almost always are. All images (including backgrounds, icons, etc.) are copyrighted. In order to use them you must have permission from the author. Links to pages are not copyrighted, so you may link to copyrighted pages, but you may not use them as though they were yours.

 

(to get the © symbol in your page, use the html code © .)

ohh WOW TCH Rocks

and so does Bill or whoever made the smilie, thanks

see TCH does listen, LOL

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edit

ok the code displayed the © symbol, how about

& copy ;

with no spaces.

[Head Guru]

Your welcome turtle

 

I saw your post and thought "I can do that"

[KevinW]

when typing (whether Word or FP or most HTML text editors), or even this discussion board, you can enter the copyright symbol as follows:

1. make sure Numlock is enavled on your keyboard

2. press and hold down the ALT key

3. then from the numeric keypad type: 0169

4. then release the ALT key

 

0169 = ©

 

Oh, bw,, here are some others ...

 

Try ALT 0153 ™ or ALT 0191 ¿ or ALT 0195 Ã

 

-kw

[Lianna]

KW, don't you have a nifty resource list of those ALT-numeric equivalents somewhere....?

 

Lianna

[KevinW]

Yep!

http://www.kwsupport.com/csb/faq/webgemsd8.htm

and

http://www.kwsupport.com/csb/samplecode/id176.htm

 

kw

[Lianna]

You rock!