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Posted by psych chat on October 28, 2009, at 18:29:04
Anyone with a legal background here? Is it possible to copyright the content of all your posts? Or does it have to be an intellectural work of literature, art, etc., in order for copyrights to be used?
Maybe it's simple to get a copyright for all the comments written under your posting name. That way, you could sue/prosecute anyone who copies what you wrote and posts it on Twitter or Facebook.
Posted by yxibow on October 29, 2009, at 3:00:04
In reply to Copyright Your Posts, posted by psych chat on October 28, 2009, at 18:29:04
> Anyone with a legal background here? Is it possible to copyright the content of all your posts? Or does it have to be an intellectural work of literature, art, etc., in order for copyrights to be used?
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> Maybe it's simple to get a copyright for all the comments written under your posting name. That way, you could sue/prosecute anyone who copies what you wrote and posts it on Twitter or Facebook.
In the US, anything you write of a substantial nature (I don't know if a twit hello counts) is de facto your copyright. To ensure that it is de jure, which it is technically, you would have to have to have a copyright attorney, etc... for each post this would be rather substantial!
(Equally though Fair Use applies, and in this case is VERY UNFORTUNATE FOR OUR PRIVACY, but that does not mean publishing something in entirety. That means an excerpted quote.)
Posted by muffled on October 30, 2009, at 2:14:49
In reply to Copyright Your Posts, posted by psych chat on October 28, 2009, at 18:29:04
How do copyrights work here?
My understanding is that when you write something, you (usually) get the copyright to it. It doesn't even have to include a copyright statement. There's a process by which you can registerthat copyright, but that's a somewhat separate issue. However, I want to be able to use these posts elsewhere. For example, on my Book Ideas page or in articles.
You may therefore submit a message only if you agree to allow me unrestricted use of it. Submitting a message constitutes acceptance of that condition. But you retain the copyright.
At the same time, nobody should post anything they don't have the right to. When exactly one has that right, however, can be complicated. Even if the issue is the reposting here, without explicit permission, of the full text of an article copyrighted by someone else:
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:56:37 -0700
From: Lawrence LessigThis turns out to be a hard question. In my view, it is or should be fair use, but there is some authority to the contrary. Is there a reason you can't simply publish links?
Acceptable options include summarizing or paraphrasing, simply posting a link, as suggested above, fair use of a portion, or, of course, obtaining permission. If material you hold the copyright to has been reproduced here and you object, please contact me.
Please don't post passwords that are intended for only your use.
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