It this newsroom for recipes or for copyrighted stuff? Live that for the
Court, Thank you!

Douglas S. Ladden wrote:

> Jim Lane on 05 Nov 2003 suggested:
>
>
>>Douglas S. Ladden wrote:
>>
>>>Jim Lane on 04 Nov 2003 suggested:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>If it says it is copyrighted, then it is by common copyright. You
>>>>are jerk A-1 (noticing you're hiding out now with a different
>>>>identity).
>>>>
>>>
>>> To my knowledge, there is no such thing as a "common
>>> copyright", nor
>>>a "common law copyright", if that's what you meant. At least not in
>>>the United States, I am not familiar with the laws of other
>>>jurisdictions. All Copyright Law in the United States is enabled by
>>>the U.S. Constitution, and established by Federal Law, pre-empting
>>>any State laws which may speak to the issue.
>>>
>>>--Douglas
>>
>>Here's your own reply from below talking about what I was referring
>>to:
>>
>>Since 1978, all original works affixed in a tangible medium are
>>automatically protected by Copyright. Since most websites didn't
>>exist prior to 1978, they would be protected. The recipes themselves
>>would might also be Copyright depending on the factual basis
>>surrounding them.
>>
>
> Okay, Jim! I had never heard the term "common copyright", much
> less applied to the above. I think "automatic copyright" is a better
> and more commonly used term. The above law was established by the
> Copyright Act of 1976. Usually "common law" is that law established by
> (long standing) common usage or case decisions. All Copyright law is
> based in Federal Statute.
>
> --Douglas