User talk:Chris Longley

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[edit] Copyright

Hi Chris. My main contributions to the copyright article itself tend to be limited to reverting vandalism, though I have written other copyright-related articles. Your point in re copyright as a verb is well-taken. I can only intelligently speak as to copyright in the U.S., unfortunately. Here, copyright protection does attach upon creation of an original work of authorship, regardless of any actions taken to copyright (verb) the work. One can, however, register a copyright in the U.S., which doesn't grant any additional protection per se, but allows one certain remedies at trial, can help prove one's claim in a "first in time" dispute, etc. I believe the same or similar regimes exist in all countries that are signatories to the Berne Convention.

Nonetheless, "copyright" as a verb still has a place, I believe. For example, before the U.S. 1976 copyright act, the copyright regime here required that notice of a claim of copyright be affixed to an original work. Thus, there was a process by which an author would "copyright" his or her work. All works in the U.S. created before 1978 (when the '76 Act went into effect) are still governed by the old notice regime.

If there are particular points in the copyright article that you believe are using the verb improperly, please feel free to edit them out, bearing in mind the above qualifications. I haven't read through the article in quite some time, so I have no doubt that it needs some work in this regard. Cheers. · j e r s y k o talk · 14:56, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. Different users use different methods, and there is no established etiquette on the matter as far as I know. Don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions, copyright-related or not. · j e r s y k o talk · 19:27, 17 February 2007 (UTC)