Re: Website copyright

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On 1/27/04, brontosaurus wrote:
> I have done some website design and copyright in the past. I
> don't recall the exact reason, but I was told the "content"
> of the site can be (c) but the actual website cannot be (c)
> as I did not develop the program (html, java, et al.).

I'm not sure who told you that, but if you wrote your website
using html or java, the source for the web site is certainly
protectable by copyright. I'm not sure what it is that you were
told that you could not protect.

Also (c) is not an appropriate abbreviation to use for the
copyright symbol in the context of a copyright marking. We know
what you mean when you use it hear, but this is an informal forum.

> However, as I am not a (c) attorney, just a 1-l, I suggest
> you speak with an atty on the "free 1/2 hour" consultation
> basis. Also, contact the U.S. Copyright office for further
> details.

The won't answer questions requiring legal expertise, but they
will explain the mechanics of registering your copyright.

>
> Best of luck.
>
>
> On 1/14/04, Stewart wrote:
>> I recently designed a webpage for the business i worked
>> for i had shown the person in charge some printouts of the
>> site and he said he would get back to me. Before i had
>> showed him the site i had called and asked about receiving
>> a payment but my call was never returned. About three
>> months later i returned to the old site to find almost the
>> same exact site i designed. The only difference was
>> background color and there page was done with the wrod
>> script editor and i did mine from scratch with html code.
>> Is this a violation of copyright since i did not give them
>> permission to use the design?

Re: Website copyright, 2/15/04, by reason.

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