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Originally Posted by DavidKitson
A very good point, but is there any requirement to register it prior to the infringement? Unless you're planning on challenging every infringement legally, I always thought it was of questionable value?
ref: http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/stopp...pyright-myths/
So by my reading of that, if someone rips off your work and prints a million copies before you know and you tell them to withdraw them and they don't then you can register your work to take legal action, but you can't sue them for what happened before registration... So you can't get damages for what they did.
David |
As I understand it (having asked questions only about US laws) you can register anytime before bringing suit, BUT, if you expect your work to have any commercial value, or you have any potential interest in defending your copyright, I cannot imagine why you would not want to register ASAP. I think it only costs like $25 or something.
In addition to the reasons you mention, I'd guess that any action you take to to protect your work, and the earlier you take it, only adds supporting evidence to your case.
ApK