Yes, you can copyright something simply by stating that it is copyrighted.
Since the whole area of original content is brand new on FreeRepublic, I am sure that we will develop a standard wording. My purpose in writing the attribution section was so that:
1)FR is not blamed for my opinions and 2)FR is attributed as the source site, which is one of the purposes of the original content category.
Please consider using spell check, then. If you wish to have this information and opinion spread widely it is a good idea to have things spelled properly.
Thanks to both of you.
You don't even need to do that. The moment that you create something new, written, artwork, photo, etc., it automatically becomes covered by copyright laws of the United States. Filing with the copyright office is just a formality to be used in court.
well done, well said, well protected...
though an exit cannot copyright intellectual property, a person asking for recognition of source is legit... all it takes is stating it such... and i love how it pokes those in the eye who make it seem that just because they recycle what comes across the AP is somehow their intellectual property...
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