Re: Copyrighting

On Wednesday, July 30, 1997, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Robert Cumbow <cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> wrote:
> >
> > (to my surprise) the Copyright Office does not regard web sites
> > as "published works."
>
> That's consistent with the definition of "publication." The gist of
> publication is distribution of copies, and specifically excludes mere
> public display or public performance.

At the risk of rekindling a burned-out flamefest; I'd like to point out that by placing an HTML file on a web server, one is "publishing" it. The only way it can be displayed on surfers' browsers is if a copy of the HTML file is sent from the server to the browser's computer.

Jeff

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