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Originally Posted by MattW
A computer program is not copyrightable under all circumstances; in the US, for example, it needs, among other things, to be "sufficient to constitute original authorship." This is essentially a threshold question whether the “de minimis” maxim [that there has to be a minimum amount of originality for copyright protection] applies. Furthermore, the program needs to provide a humanly-readable copyright notice and it must be registered at the copyright office.
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With the very greatest respect, Matt, you are mistaken. Copyright exists the instant that a creative work is created. It does not require a copyright notice, and certainly doesn't need to be "registered" anywhere. (It does, of course, need to be sufficiently "creative" in order to be subject to copyright.)