In a message dated 10/10/2008 3:56:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, saintonge@telus.net writes:
The failure to register at some past time, or the failure to post a copyright notice can easily rebut the presumption of protection, but unless these defences are raised the presumption stands.>> --------------- Actually registration is not *now* required, and neither is the posting of a notice. These are courtesy actions, they are no longer a requirement, at least under US law. In fact, I was curious to see (and now have) that you don't even have to *publish* a work in order for it to be copyright. Manuscripts are copyright.
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