[LINK] DCMA note (was democracy after it was Al-Jazeera)

[Howard Lowndes]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Chirgwin, Richard wrote:

> I stand partly corrected, Brendan. 
> > You don't need to register copyright in the US (any more).
> No, but the courts look to registration as the primary evidence. The
> copyright office's Website in the US says:
> >Before an infringement suit may be filed in court, registration 
> >is necessary for works of U. S. origin.
> 
> So OK, I was sloppy but not entirely wrong! :-)
> 
> > Also, copyright is a statutory monopoly in Australia, not a 
> > "common law
> > right" per Donaldson v Beckett (1774)

So would I if I knew what a "statutory monopoly" was.  It sounds more like
an organisation such as Australia Post, Air Services Australia, et al, but
probably means something entirely different.

> 
> Oops. OK, I'll take the lawyer's word on that!
> 
> > the US
> > government doesn't claim copyright over material that has 
> > been produced
> > with taxpayer dollars.
> 
> Ok; but there are reasons for claiming copyright that don't have to do with
> claiming money, merely a requirement to associate a document with its
> author.
> 
> Richard Chirgwin
> 
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