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Geek Culture / copyrights

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Water in fpsc
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2009 21:49 Edited at: 22nd Jun 2009 21:49
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does anybody here know were I can get a cheap if not free copyrights for my games.

thanks,

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BatVink
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2009 22:44
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You don't buy copyright, it's assumed. You need to protect IP (branding, trade marks etc) by various means, do a search and you'll find lots of discussions ("copyright" gets 88 hits on this forum)

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Jeff Miller
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2009 01:08
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It may depend upon what country you are in. In most countries, your copyright exists from the moment you fix your original expression (game, in your case) in a tangible medium (like your hard drive). That is free.

In the U.S., you can take an additional step of registering your claim to copyright with the government, which as a practical matter makes it easier to sell the copyright itself, somewhat easier to license it, and is a prerequisite to suing someone for infringing it. The process isn't free, but it's not steep. You can do it online and by yourself for $35: http://www.copyright.gov/

It costs more to do it by mail.
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