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0 pointsnness2y ago0 comments

That was my belief too, but: "Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work."

https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

(Makes me wonder if, back in the day, every song that was downloaded and then pursued by the RIAA was registered...)

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dannyw2y ago· 1 in thread

Which law firm took the plaintiffs and filed the case without registering copyright?

This isn't a good sign.

pavon2y ago

It can take several months to register a copyright, so they may have started the process and took a gamble on how slow the court would move, knowing they could fallback on the works that were registered if it didn't work out.

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