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   From: lumpy@digitalcartography.com   
      
   miso@sushi.com wrote:   
   > ...The interesting thing about photography is when you take the   
   > photograph, it is essentially already copyrighted. There is nothing to   
   > file.   
      
   True with all works (in the US).   
   Songs, manuscripts etc are all copyrighted   
   the moment they are recorded/written/notated.   
      
   Filing with the LibOfCongress is a value added   
   move that increases the likelyhood of you prevailing   
   in a lawsuit, and increases the monetary reward   
   when you win.   
      
   But the stuff is copyrighted even without filing.   
   And you don't (any longer) have to affix that little   
   (c) or mention the copyright on the material.   
      
   Mailing the stuff to yourself is useless, proven   
   time and time again so. Registered copyrights   
   are groovy things.   
      
      
   Lumpy   
      
   Can you do that FM disc jockey voice?   
   Yes, but it doesn't translate well in ascii.   
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