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Having that $150k/violation could be useful when needing to attract a copyright attorney.

It’s certainly not something to base a business plan around…. unless you’re a lawyer who also specializes in being a patent troll. IANAL, but as I’ve read the stuff around copyright, if higher damages can be proven due to the infringement (say, destroys millions in box office revenues), then that’s the liability. The registration bonus simply says that you can assume up to $150k/infringement without proving it. Of course, you’d have to convince a court/jury that it’s reasonable amount, and anybody big will have plenty of lawyers available to defend it. So, the normal caveats, of the, can you afford to successfully prosecute a case to a court, apply. While I’ve not actually registered because I haven’t reached the self-publication point (I am contemplating it), I’d imagine there’s some nice mental benefit of getting the library of congress to acknowledge your works too. And, IIRC, the cost is pretty low ~$30 or so last time I checked.

lol…. well, I’ll see what I can do to improve the fighting over the course of this morning while you sleep. Then I’ll pm you later. Thank you – I’d really appreciate any help you can give me. At some point, I’m assuming these two will stop fighting, and start fucking... loving each other.

::waves and tries not to hop on one foot:: I might be available to beta, given that I do know the canon (books and television series). ::attempts to look casual::

Gah… I think I might have to let this next chapter settle for a day or two, then look at it again. Chances are I might end up looking for a beta on this story. (I know, they’re like rocking horse shit) But, thing is: I am so rubbish at fight scenes, and this is really testing my limits. Something is not quite coming together, and I’m not sure what it is. In any 3plus story, there’s a hell of a lot of manouevreing into position that needs working on, and usually I enjoy all of that, but something isn’t quite right here. It’s not the fault of the characters. They’re definitely coming through loud and clear. I think maybe my powers of description are not quite up to it right now, sadly I keep ending up in that position where I have lots of dialogue, and I can see everything, but the actual shading in is a bitch. *sighs* I’ll give it a day or two.

I’ve relied on the publication date myself, but then again, I haven’t self-published yet. I might think differently were I to self publish.

I mentioned the copyright because even though you’re going to put it out there for free, that doesn’t mean that somebody more shady doesn’t take it and slap their name on it. Having it as a registered copyright seems to be a good thing.