Copyright?

[Pariah]

I've noticed at the bottom of the page the copyright has expired for ASFN. Does that mean I can finally publish that book of posts I've been working on?

Seriously, what does that mean and should something be done about it?

 

[NEZCardsfan]

Oh great, as if I don't already have enough to stress out about. Now Bizarro ASFNs will start springing up.

I'm sure we'll have to start hearing from that Bizarro loudmouth, nafsdracZEN

 

[Pariah]

Oh great, as if I don't already have enough to stress out about. Now Bizarro ASFNs will start springing up.

I'm sure we'll have to start hearing from that Bizarro loudmouth, nafsdracZEN

On the plus side, maybe ZEN will be funny and interesting...

 

[NEZCardsfan]

On the plus side, maybe ZEN will be funny and interesting...

You ask for a lot from your Bizarro worlds.

I just hope this ZEN guy isn't a moronic, bigot, who follows redarTdraC around the board, harassing him.

 

[Pariah]

You ask for a lot from your Bizarro worlds.

I just hope this ZEN guy isn't a moronic, bigot, who follows redarTdraC around the board, harassing him.

in ASFN Bizzaro world, redarTdraC is a good, reasonable guy, so I hope not, too.

Also, K9 is a moderator and makes more friends with every post. Dreamcastsucks used to post a lot, but then he started posting less in the last few months and people started liking him more.

And in the ASFN bizzaro world, I don't wonder at all about the copyright.

 

[NEZCardsfan]

eeksinBizarroworld:

Whoa, bmoba is happily enjoying a long term relationship.

 

[Pariah]

MIB is a terrible speller.

 

[Pariah]

Jenna1982 is a tree-hugging hippie who not only hates dry humor, but usually doesn't get it. She and WallyHotDog are having an affair, I think.

 

[abomb]

In bizarro world, a man named Populus does NOT enjoy a tasty Stella at work each Friday.

 

[abomb]

eeksinBizarroworld:

Whoa, bmoba is happily enjoying a long term relationship.

 

[Pariah]

In bizarro world, a man named Populus does NOT enjoy a tasty Stella at work each Friday.

Just as an aside, I haven
t had Stella on Friday in a number of weeks.

 

[abomb]

Just as an aside, I havent had Stella on Friday in a number of weeks.

That makes baby Jesus cry.

 

[Pariah]

That makes baby Jesus cry.

Not in Bizarro ASFN it doesn't. He dances a little jig there.

 

[jw7]

Seriously, what does that mean and should something be done about it?

I'm not a lawyer (I just play one on the internet), but from my understanding copyright law is complex. Basically, if you create an original work, it is your property. The copyright notice just states that you intend to enforce this, but the work is copyrighted regardless if you post a notice or not. You can register a copyright with the government, but it is not required to own a copyright.

For example, I took the snapshot of my dog that I have in my avatar. I own the copyright to that even though I have never registered it. If some dog food company wants to steal that picture, I could have a case to sue them if they used it to advertise.

Maybe we could get someone like Ouchie or some other legal expert to explain this.