Re: misleading copyright information

On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
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> No it's not. As I recall the law, the notice is only a notice of
> a claim and no more.

Indeed. But a notice of what claim? That's the issue here.

> I believe the copyright notice did not even require registration.

That's correct.

> Claims were articulated in detail on the Copyright Office registration
> forms, if and when they were filed.

And thatt's also correct, to the extentthat you mean that a registration app contains a claim. But it's not correct to say that a registration app is the only place where a claim is made.

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