Re: copyright

Again, I had this very experience yes you can sue, yes you can get damages
even if it's not registered.... but you must have a clear paper trail to
prove your case.  Even if you registered your work and did not have a paper
trail, your chance of getting damages is slim because what's to prevent me
(for example) from registering your work as my own?

Conversely, if you did not register your work and you had a firm paper
trail, you have a much better chance of proving your case (as I did).

No, I'm not an attorney, just been there / done that.

Teajai Kimsey
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Jones" <dvjones(at)ksbe.edu>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: copyright


> On 25 Jul 2002, at 13:15, Bob Laurence wrote:
>
> > But to sue somebody you first must register the works that
> > you are planning on fighting in court.
>
> No, you can sue somebody for infringing your copyright
> and get an injunction to stop them from using it even
> without registering it, but you cannot recover any
> damages if it isn't registered.
>
> David
> dvjones(at)ksbe.edu
>
>

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