[CLUE-Talk] Copyright of SCO source code

[Jeffery Cann]

On Monday 21 July 2003 19:06, Dennis J Perkins wrote:
> If my understanding of copyright law is correct, copyrighting the source
> code means that there is a copy at the copyright office.  

You don't have to file a copy to own a copyright.  Anything that you create 
origionally and put the (c) symbol on it with your name constitutes 
'copyrighting it'.  Folks will register a copyright to help them establish 
their true ownership.

A trade mark (tm) or service mark (sm) must be registered in order to be valid 
and you cannot legally use the (tm) mark unless you have filed it with the 
Feds.

Jeff

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