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From: phillips@dowco.com (Daniel Phillips)
Subject: Re: LOOKING FOR HELP ON A GAME (how to copyright?)
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matiskel@aa.washington.edu says...
>
>On 27 Sep 1996, Troy M. Gilbert wrote:
>
>To get a meaningful copyright you have to register with the 
>government. When you create any work you automatically are 
>assigned the copyright but to sue and get damages you need to 
>register. 

Not so.  To sue and get damages, all you have to do is be the
author.  It's the best protection.

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