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Semi-related question, The MIT license template has "Copyright © 2021 <copyright holders>", but don't I have to register copyrights somewhere? I've always been
by throwaway_09870 5y ago
Semi-related question, The MIT license template has "Copyright © 2021 <copyright holders>", but don't I have to register copyrights somewhere? I've always been confused by this. Do I just stick "Copyright MyName" in my GitHub repos? It seems like this is what most people do..
- city41 5y agoIn the US, copyright is automatically granted: "Copyright protection in the United States exists automatically from the moment the original work of authorship is fixed" https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf
- macintux 5y agoCopyright does not require registration, although there may be advantages to doing so.