[Jewelry making - Article 00940] - Re: [Orchid] Copyrighting Jewelry design

[Ron Stephens]

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    Mailing a sealed envelope of your original creation has never
    been proven in a court of law.  It was originally devised as a
    "sure-fire" way to protect a music composition for years. 
    However, as of today, the process has never reached any halls of
    justice.  Musicians, like most artists, didn't want to take the
    chance that it may not be a way to protect their work so they
    continued to send themselves registered letters and never opened
    them.  The new copyright law appears to protect the artist from
    the time of their creation takes form.   I do agree with several
    posts that it is extremely easy to change a percentage of the
    original design and you have not violated an artwork copyright. 
    (I believe someone posted that changing 25% of the original was
    sufficient).  I know of several manufacturers who do not waste
    the time of copyright because of that percentage.  So, where do
    we go from here?  If the percentage holds true...why bother?  

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