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why is that such a good thing? plenty of people don't give a crap whether something they just typed is copyrighted or not. They just don't bother going to find

why is that such a good thing? plenty of people don't give a crap whether something they just typed is copyrighted or not. They just don't bother going to find the right creative commons licence. I doubt you want all those rights over your comment, for example. Why should copyright automatically block me from using it? Why should your message, or this one, be the stuff of SOPA? If someone is going to get such a strong and longlasting government-granted monopoly on what I can do with what I see and read online, to the detriment of myself and potential recipients of what I therefore won't effectively communicate to them/share with them, why is it such a bad idea, or unfair, to ask people to claim that protection with a simple (c) mark? the public domain would benefit tremendously, as would everyone who would gain certainty over what they can safely use and what they can't, without having to do rights clearances on something as insignificant as a forum post.

billpatrianakos 15y ago
There's no need to get this technical about it. Its reasonable enough to assume that you're free to copy and use my comment here as you please and that I don't give a damn about that. I doubt anyone will make a fuss over something like that. It's basically fair use and you're example takes it too far amd isn't very realistic. I do agree that people should use a copyright mark if they want to claim their rights but in most cases it doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell if something like a blog post or comment author is going to throw a fuss over copyright. And if you happen to get it wrong then they'll ask you to take the infringing work down before any lawsuits come out (in most cases).
antiterra 15y ago
Automatic copyrighting is required by treaty, namely the Berne Convention. However, in the US you have to register your copyright before you can sue and damages generally only apply for infringement after the registration. Laches, implied license and fair-use likely cover the remainder your concern.

billpatrianakos 15y ago

There's no need to get this technical about it. Its reasonable enough to assume that you're free to copy and use my comment here as you please and that I don't give a damn about that. I doubt anyone will make a fuss over something like that. It's basically fair use and you're example takes it too far amd isn't very realistic. I do agree that people should use a copyright mark if they want to claim their rights but in most cases it doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell if something like a blog post or comment author is going to throw a fuss over copyright. And if you happen to get it wrong then they'll ask you to take the infringing work down before any lawsuits come out (in most cases).

antiterra 15y ago

Automatic copyrighting is required by treaty, namely the Berne Convention. However, in the US you have to register your copyright before you can sue and damages generally only apply for infringement after the registration. Laches, implied license and fair-use likely cover the remainder your concern.