Kenneth Allan wrote:
> Copyeight work cannot be defended in Federal Court, until it is
> registered with the US copyright office.
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>
> Every written creation is automatically protected under full copyright law the moment it
> is created.
> Registration is optional not required.
> Registration makes it easier to defend the owner's interest.
>
I would have a concern with splitting hairs on this.
Although legally you might not get punished for sharing the work, that
doesn't necessarily make it the right thing to do.
That's a decision that, ultimately, everybody comes to make on their
own. Personally, I would not be in favor of distributing somebody
else's work without their permission.
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