Re: GNUing question

[Alan Shutko <ats acm org>]

>>>>> "S" == Square Avenue <dfinton@d.umn.edu> writes:

S> Basically, it says I need to copyright the software first.
S> My question is, to what extent do I copyright my software? 

Check out copyright sites on Yahoo for more detailed info, but here's
a summary.  When you write code, it's copyrighted.  You don't have to
do a single thing.  The US signed an international convention a while
back that automatically grants copyright status to any copyrightable
work you produce.

So, including a Copyright 1998 Alan Shutko message in this post is not
necessary.  

If you register through the copyright office, however, you have a
greater ability to sue for damages.  I'm fuzzy on the exact details,
but I know that you can sure without registering your copyright, but
that you're limited in what you can collect or some such.

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