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   From: justinthenumbersguy@hatespam.edu   
      
   On Wed, 15 May 2013 12:34:38 -0700, Snit wrote:   
      
   > On 5/15/13 12:20 PM, in article pan.2013.05.15.19.24.25@hatespam.edu,   
   > "Justin"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Wed, 15 May 2013 10:51:18 -0700, Snit wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 5/15/13 10:19 AM, in article pan.2013.05.15.17.22.56@hatespam.edu,   
   >>> "Justin"  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>>> You can't.  Unless you are one of the select few publishers, you   
   >>>>>> won't make it into that market.  not by a longshot.  This is a   
   >>>>>> similar environment to the US automotive industry back in the 40's   
   >>>>>> up until early 70's.  Remember Tucker?  Of course you don't.  He   
   >>>>>> made a nice safe car at a reasonable price.  Ford, Chrysler, GM   
   >>>>>> (Hudson?) ganged up, sued the shit out of him and he was gone.   
   >>>>>> Then the big 3/4 went back to collusion, price fixing and generally   
   >>>>>> making shitty products until the oil crisis. Most college   
   >>>>>> bookstores are run by... dun dun dun....  publishers!   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>> The best I would be able to do, in all likelihood, is have a   
   >>>>> publisher buy me out. Not interested. Could also sell direct - which   
   >>>>> I might... though then I would not get many sales. And I won't. So   
   >>>>> be it.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Are you copyrighting your work?  You're too small to be of any   
   >>>> interest, but if somehow you pop up on their radar, they'll either   
   >>>> buy you out for a sum of money you can't refuse along with a contract   
   >>>> saying you won't make anymore materials for 250 years, or they'll sue   
   >>>> you.  They don't have to win a lawsuit, just put you into bankruptcy   
   >>>> through legal fees.   
   >>>   
   >>> I have not registered a copyright but I do note that I own the   
   >>> copyright.   
   >>   
   >> If you didn't register, it doesn't exist.  Somebody else could take   
   >> your work, slightly modify it and sell it at a major premium.  It takes   
   >> two minutes to copyright your stuff.  A retarded monkey (MCSE) could do   
   >> it.   
   >   
   > It has my voice and my images and more - it would be hard for someone   
   > else to claim it was theirs. And I have many witnesses as to when I   
   > released it... but, yes, it might make sense to make things more   
   > "official".   
      
   Ok, somebody could re-record themselves saying exactly that you're   
   saying.  Witnesses are irrelevant in a copyright case.  There's a simple   
   rule in law enforcement, if it isn't on paper it didn't happen.   
      
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