From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 18 01:39:12 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A627106566B for ; Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:39:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from DStaal@usa.net) Received: from mail.magehandbook.com (173-8-4-45-WashingtonDC.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.8.4.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00AE08FC0A for ; Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:39:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (Mac-Pro.magehandbook.com [192.168.1.50]) by mail.magehandbook.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E352DCB0; Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:39:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:39:10 -0400 From: Daniel Staal To: Robert Bonomi , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <927EEA7D9634ED83F7CEAD83@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: <201106172202.p5HM29Gr017973@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <201106172202.p5HM29Gr017973@mail.r-bonomi.com> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Subject: Re: free sco unix X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD Questions List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:39:12 -0000 --As of June 17, 2011 5:02:09 PM -0500, Robert Bonomi is alleged to have said: > 4) In the U.S., one can officially register copyright on something up to > SIX MONTHS _after_ first 'publication'. --As for the rest, it is mine. Actually, you can register it at any time after it has been created, until the copyright period ends. (Even before it's been published.) Though you get certain benefits if you register within five years of it's creation. Also note that to file a _copyright suit_ your work has to be registered. But this registration can occur _after_ the infringement. (Although if it's done beforehand you'll have an easier time with your case, and some extra legal options.) Bare details available here: Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------