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What you say is true, but there is a difference in the US.
According to wikipedia(which I acknowledge as far from the last word on anything),
For works created in the US by US citizens, a registration is also required before an infringement suit may be filed in a US court. Furthermore, copyright holders cannot claim statutory damages or attorney's fees unless the work was registered prior to infringement, or within three months of publication.
That is a significant difference, since it would seem an uphill battle to stop infringement otherwise.
Here in the U. S. if the case isn't worth $10,000, it can cost more to litigate than you could gain.
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