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Originally Posted by Mitchll
Copyright law requires a state of copyright on the document, stating who claims it and the date.
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Not to extend this thread any longer than necessary, but I have to point out that, at least in the US, this is not true. A work is deemed to be protected by copyright at the moment it is set into some fixed form. A copyright message simply serves as notice to the reader that the creator/owner reserves certain rights to the work and is likely to actively protect said rights. Failing to add a copyright notice does not in any way minimize the protections afforded by copyright law.
Registering the copyright with the Library of Congress makes a difference, but not in the level of protection for the work. The difference is that the courts will consider financial damages if a registered copyright is violated, whereas unregistered copyright issues will be limited to stopping the infringement.
Again, this is US copyright law I'm referring to. Your country may vary.
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