Re: French copyright

Pat McNees <103250.2371[_at_]compuserve.COM>, for ASJA (American Society of Journalists & Authors) wrote:
>
> I am reminded by Dan Carlinsky of ASJA's Contracts Watch (about
> electronic rights from the writers' point of view):
> In his explanation of the reason for registering copyright, Mike
> Holderness perhaps underdescribed the gains (for creators) from
> copyright registration--in particular *timely* registration. ("For the
> avoidance of doubt, US authors are still advised to register; but this
> is a matter of evidence, of reducing costs in any law-suit, not a
> requirement.")
>
> The most important gain is explained in ASJA's paper "Copyright
> Registration for Freelance Writers: Why and How to Register Your
> Articles," available at http://www.asja.org/copyrite.htm
>
> Why Register?
> Under the law, if your copyright is infringed, you can't sue unless
> the work has been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. You can,

Mea culpa and thanks for the correction. Entirely off-topic -- it seems to me that this is *another* area where US law is opposed to the spirit of Berne...

Mike Holderness
http://www.poptel.org.uk/nuj/mike Received on Tue May 06 1997 - 12:51:13 GMT