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I’m so confused about American copyright law. I was always under the impression that copyright is granted automatically and you didn’t need to “register” it, c
by thowaway91234 3y ago
I’m so confused about American copyright law. I was always under the impression that copyright is granted automatically and you didn’t need to “register” it, contrarily to a trademark which must be registered and is only valid for its specific industry.
- nness 3y agoThat was my belief too, but: "Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work." https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html (Makes me wonder if, back in the day, every song that was downloaded and then pursued by the RIAA was registered...)
- dannyw 3y agoWhich law firm took the plaintiffs and filed the case without registering copyright? This isn't a good sign.
- pavon 3y agoIt can take several months to register a copyright, so they may have started the process and took a gamble on how slow the court would move, knowing they could fallback on the works that were registered if it didn't work out.