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> Here's how, [...] it's handled in practice in the US right now: Forgive my ignorance of the nuances of US copyright enforcement, but in what form is the opin
by wongarsu 3y ago
> Here's how, [...] it's handled in practice in the US right now:
Forgive my ignorance of the nuances of US copyright enforcement, but in what form is the opinion of the US Copyright Office important? The US joined the Berne Convention in 1989, which includes automatic copyright protection without the need to register anything. And if you believe somebody violated your copyright you take them to court, which also doesn't involve the US Copyright Office. Unless they release actual regulation I don't believe their opinion on how to interpret existing regulation really matters, or am I missing something?
- lainga 3y agoIn the very ultimate limit, because it falls under the same jurisdiction as the USS Nimitz.
- chmod775 3y ago> Unless they release actual regulation I don't believe their opinion on how to interpret existing regulation really matters, or am I missing something? To us their opinion only matters insofar that they are experts on the matter, but I don't think you are really missing anything. Courts are free to decide otherwise. I believe the US copyright office's opinions are based on precedent set in court and on their own expert understanding of the relevant laws, so you should not read that as them setting policy, but rather as them explaining and summarizing. However note that the copyright office runs a small claims tribunal for disputes under $30k. If one chooses to make use of that, their opinion do start to matter a bit more.