Desiderius Price

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For some reason, I read that in the same tone as Mrs. Weasley yelling at Fred and George at rescuing Harry in Chamber of Secrets (in the movie). “Beds Empty, No Note, you could’ve died….”

We all missed ‘ya.

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BTW, DA stopped by the chat box last night!

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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.

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

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.

I’m only semi-familiar with the US law. In the US, you’ve automatically got copyright for original works, but it helps to register with the library of congress? Because, if you’re suing for infringement on a registered work, you have that statutory $150k the RIAA/MPAA likes to quote. For an unregistered copyright, you’d have to prove damages instead. Registration likely helps too in proving ownership, and I’m sure a good copyright attorney can tell you the other benefits for registering. As to the UK law, I’d be hitting google.

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