To: Lurking Libertarian
Actually, you don’t need a copyright or patent to have a claim, though they help a LOT.
Your intellectual property is yours whether you file the necessary paperwork to protect it or not. It will just be much harder to prove in court that it IS your intellectual property if you didn’t file the paperwork.
To: Boogieman
Your intellectual property is yours whether you file the necessary paperwork to protect it or not. It will just be much harder to prove in court that it IS your intellectual property if you didn’t file the paperwork. Uh, no. You can claim a copyright with out filing for a copyright. That does NOT apply to inventions which must be patented. Patents must be registered to be enforceable.
48 posted on
06/28/2016 9:07:13 PM PDT by
Swordmaker
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To: Boogieman
Your intellectual property is yours whether you file the necessary paperwork to protect it or not. It will just be much harder to prove in court that it IS your intellectual property if you didn’t file the paperwork. Uh, no. You can claim a copyright with out filing for a copyright. That does NOT apply to inventions which must be patented. Patents must be registered to be enforceable.
49 posted on
06/28/2016 9:07:14 PM PDT by
Swordmaker
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