Air Juggernaut Posted October 4, 2001 Posted October 4, 2001 If I make a book, an story or everything what step I should do in order to get a copyright for it and don´t be copied? ------------------ "All your base are belong to us", "Surrender for your own good" - Kanon Siege Forces, 2001 Kanon´s Robotic Facility
Nitro Posted October 4, 2001 Posted October 4, 2001 There is such a thing as a poor-man's copyright... When you're done, put the whole thing in a legal envelope, mark what it is on it, and mail it to yourself... When you get it back, DO NOT OPEN IT. You can use the date of posting that gets stamped on it as proof of when you wrote it. I do it with my songs all the time. I have a filing cabinet full of unpublished stuff I've written and want to protect.
Air Juggernaut Posted October 4, 2001 Author Posted October 4, 2001 Cool, thanks ------------------ "All your base are belong to us", "Surrender for your own good" - Kanon Siege Forces, 2001 Kanon´s Robotic Facility
hirok Posted October 4, 2001 Posted October 4, 2001 "All your base are belong to us", "Surrender for your own good" - Kanon Siege Forces, 2001 That's originally from the game "Zero Wing" ('89), for the Sega Genesis. The game had a f**ked up translator, and the intro for the game was thus: IN AD 2101 WAR WAS BEGINNING CAPTAIN: WHAT HAPPEN ! MECHANIC: SOMEBODY SET UP US THE BOMB. OPERATOR: WE GET SIGNAL. CAPTAIN: WHAT ! OPERATOR: MAIN SCREEN TURN ON. CAPTAIN: IT'S YOU !! CATS: HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN !! CATS: ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US. CATS: YOU ARE ON THE WAY TO DESTRUCTION. CAPTAIN: WHAT YOU SAY !! CATS: YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME. CATS: HA HA HA HA .... OPERATOR: CAPTAIN !! CAPTAIN: TAKE OFF EVERY 'ZIG'!! CAPTAIN: YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DOING. CAPTAIN: MOVE 'ZIG'. CAPTAIN: FOR GREAT JUSTICE. See the musaic video <a href="http://www.planetstarsiege.com/allyourbase/ayb2.swf">hnyah</a>.
Guest garyah99 Posted October 4, 2001 Posted October 4, 2001 Originally posted by Nitro: There is such a thing as a poor-man's copyright... When you're done, put the whole thing in a legal envelope, mark what it is on it, and mail it to yourself... When you get it back, DO NOT OPEN IT. You can use the date of posting that gets stamped on it as proof of when you wrote it. I do it with my songs all the time. I have a filing cabinet full of unpublished stuff I've written and want to protect. You should also send it "Registered Mail" so you have proof of the date that you mailed it.
Jem Posted October 5, 2001 Posted October 5, 2001 I've composed loads of music but do not care about copyright, I just do it for fun. I rarely play the same thing twice because most of the time I improvise using a random beat. I just recently started composing with a friend a very funny Gypsylike song and so far we're laughing and enjoying it a lot. Copyright never crossed my mind, I just enjoy what I do.
edlib Posted October 5, 2001 Posted October 5, 2001 I don't know about stories, but the one thing I recall from the Music Business class I was required to take is that ANY PIECE OF MUSIC IS OFFICIALY COPYWRITED WHEN IS IS SET DOWN IN SOME RECORDED FORM! Either paper or tape, doesn't matter. You make a record of it, you own it. HOWEVER: Defending that copyright if you feel that someone has stolen something from you is where the tricky part comes in, and where all the steps that Nitro described comes in. Officially copyrighting anything with the government is actually very easy and pretty cheap, considering the additional peace of mind that it gives you. I highly recommend going that route if you belive that somebody could have access to your work. I'll go through my old college notebooks and get some links or addresses for you guys. [This message has been edited by edlib (edited October 04, 2001).]
edlib Posted October 5, 2001 Posted October 5, 2001 That was easy... http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ EVERYTHING you will ever need to know is here! Accept NO substitutes!
Guest garyah99 Posted October 5, 2001 Posted October 5, 2001 Originally posted by Poor Bastard: AYB = ****ing OLD AYB????? What's that?
JR2000Z Posted October 5, 2001 Posted October 5, 2001 The All Your Base Are Belong to Us Tthing. That used to be an internet fad last February. [This message has been edited by JR2000Z (edited October 05, 2001).]
Nute Gunray Posted October 5, 2001 Posted October 5, 2001 Originally posted by JR2000Z: That used to be an internet fad last February. Try last September. It showed up in TIME in Feb., and that meant it was REALLY OLD already.
Taarkin Posted October 6, 2001 Posted October 6, 2001 The thing about AYB is that there simply isn't a good time to use it. You can't use it as a witty retort, an exuse for some silly thing you did, or anything else. For Great Justice, on the other hand... ------------------ You're supposed to be dumpster-diving for ham scraps, you six-piece chicken McNobody! Official forum Psychic
Guest Jabba The Hunt Posted October 6, 2001 Posted October 6, 2001 do-dee-dop-dee-dop-dee-dee-do-dop... ------------------ "Getting Drunk is great you should try it sometime" "I did once, I just cant remember if I enjoyed it or not" jabbathehunt@hotmail.com
Air Juggernaut Posted October 6, 2001 Author Posted October 6, 2001 Yes hirok, I put that because my english is very poor sometimes Thanks edlib. ------------------ "All your base are belong to us", "Surrender for your own good" - Kanon Siege Forces, 2001 Kanon´s Robotic Facility [This message has been edited by Air Juggernaut (edited October 05, 2001).]
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