thepiggz@programming.dev to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoDo we own our posts?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareDo we own our posts?thepiggz@programming.dev to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBrikoX@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down3·11 months agoThat’s what I said. While copyright applies automatically You can’t enforce it without it being registered. Courts will reject any claim that is filled with unregistered copyright.
minus-squareTarte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThe concept of needing to register copyright does not exist in most countries. In many countries you just have it and you can enforce it. Fediverse servers do exist outside of the USA so this is relevant for people who run those servers.
minus-squarelily33@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThat’s only US courts. Other countries don’t even have a procedure for registering copyrights.
That’s what I said.
You can’t enforce it without it being registered. Courts will reject any claim that is filled with unregistered copyright.
The concept of needing to register copyright does not exist in most countries. In many countries you just have it and you can enforce it.
Fediverse servers do exist outside of the USA so this is relevant for people who run those servers.
That’s only US courts. Other countries don’t even have a procedure for registering copyrights.