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Who is going to complain if someone uses TrueCrypt's name? Can anonymous people retain copy rights over their work?
by u124556 12y ago
Who is going to complain if someone uses TrueCrypt's name? Can anonymous people retain copy rights over their work?
- rbobby 12y agoGiven that copyright automatically attaches in a lot of countries... then yes anonymous people retain copyright over their work. However an anonymous person could not do anything about enforcing their copyright without losing their anonymity. You can't sue someone anonymously (you as the plaintiff), you can't DCMA anonymously, etc etc.
- webmaven 12y agoYes, they can. Enforcing those rights is more difficult if you wish to remain anonymous, but still possible.
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- harshreality 12y agoIs there a case anyone can point to where an anonymous plaintiff has sued someone over intellectual property authored anonymously?
- SEJeff 12y agoIn the United States, the 6th amendment, known as the "Confrontation Clause" is supposed to guarantee the right to see / know the accuser. It is literally baked into the constitution, otherwise anonymous trolls would be suing with no real recourse against them. I think anyone who thinks the answer to your question is yes is misinformed. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confrontation_Clause http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confrontation_Clause
- Locke1689 12y agoThere are civil remedies for copyright infringement, so you're wrong. This is also why people should listen to lawyers, not random posters on the internet.
- pbhjpbhj 12y agoIt's trademark, not copyright FWIW (you may have known it just looks unclear in your post). Trademark is a registration mark unlike copyright (copyright is automatic in almost every state in the world according to a few treaties). Broadly, provided you pay your fees then you retain a granted trademark. There are trademarks that are unregistered, acquired by use in trade, but it's a very weak instrument. Non-use can be grounds to contest a trademark - so it's almost impossible to retain a mark and remain anonymous as you need to be trading using that mark and usually trading requires you to disclose identifying information in some way. Also USPTO's TESS facility gives the trademark assignee information, http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&qt=sno&reel=&frame=&sno=78860644 http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&qt=sno&reel... .