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- From: blum@medici.ils.nwu.edu (Dan Blum)
- Subject: Re: British humour (was Re: discrepency in Guide)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.170022.14129@ils.nwu.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 17:00:22 GMT
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- Eyvind Bernhardsen (eyvind@Lise.Unit.NO) wrote:
- > In article <93Jan22.123008edt.1179@smoke.cs.toronto.edu>, pedmonds@cs.toronto.edu ("Philip G. Edmonds") writes:
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- > > How come Douglas Adams seems to have so little control over his works
- > > in other countries (especially the USA).
-
- > I think this is true for most authors, because the US has really freaky copyright
- > laws... For instance, if I were to write a book hear and now, I'd have the
- > copyright (in fact, I have the copyright to this post...), except in the US,
- > because you have to apply (and pay, I think) to get copyrights. This is why so
- > many books have exceptions for sale in the United States and Canada; probably US
- > copyrights to DA's books are held by another publisher than whoever normally
- > publishes the book, hence the difference in covers. Don't sue me if I'm wrong,
- > though...
-
- > > Phil.
-
- > -Eyvind
-
- No you don't. You can register a copyright with the Library of
- Congress if you like, but the copyright exists the moment the thing is written.
- > --
- > //| | DISCLAIMER: I don't HAVE opinions.
- > // | | I just repeat what everyone else says!
- > \\ //--|miga: There can be only one. |
- > \X/ | eyvind@lise.unit.no | Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Ackpth!
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