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From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
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Subject: Re: Generation of permutations
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Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> wrote in message news:<874rhs2ogu.fsf@deneb.enyo.de>...
> tmoran@acm.org writes:
> 
> >   Before Wes beats it to Rio, I'd note:  "Registration with the United
> > States Copyright Office is, however, required to bring a lawsuit to
> > enforce your copyright." in The Software Developer's and Marketer's Legal
> > Companion, c 1993.
> 
> Law has changed, AFAIK.  Back in 1986 or so, any work which didn't
> carry a copyright notice was even automatically in the public domain.

That's true, but irrelevant to the quoted text. Indeed it is the case
that works are automatically copyrighted, with or without a notice, and
it is also correct that you have to register to bring a lawsuit. But the
latter requirement is not a great burden (just register when you bring
the suit)

Robert Dewar

P.S. As I mentioned before under certain circumstances, failure to register
timely causes the presumption of originality to be lost. Consult your attorney
for details if this is a concern to you.