Paul Stamler wrote:
From what I understand (and I am *not* a lawyer), in the USA you can sue
successfully for copyright infringement only if you've actually registered
the copyright with the Copyright Office. The copyright actually exists from
the moment of the work's creation, but it's not enforceable without the
registration. Thus, date-stamping schemes (online or
mail-an-envelope-to-yourself) won't hold up in court.

If I'm wrong, I'm sure I'll know in a few minutes.

Peace,
Paul



A few minutes pass :-).
You can still sue. What it is is you do not have access to statutory
damages.
You can register after you become aware of being infringed.
As long as you register within 90 days of publication or becoming aware
of being infringed you have no problem. Longer time frames up to five
years from publication give you access to lesser remedies.

Cheers

Gary
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