[Jewelry making - Article 00186] - Re: [Orchid] Copyright my line?

[James White]

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>         I work within visual arts and have to deal with copyright
>     registry all the time 

    So you can tell us some specific examples of these VA (or less
    probable, SE) registrations? The Copyright Office has no record of
    such under your name "Teri (A.) Davis" as either author or claimant.
    The closest possible registration found was a TX for "Breaking the
    ice : a Biblically based guide to anger management" by a Teresa Davis
    (I didn't check Books In Print but I couldn't find it on Amazon). 

>         change. I just wanted to point out that the best way to
>     register a group of similiar pieces is in a series. 

    Unfortunately this is generally NOT true. There are very specific
    rules for "series" (VA and other types distinctly) and for (VA)
    UNPUBLISHED "groups." And I have no doubt that should a party appear
    to properly fill out a form and meet the requirements the Copyright
    Office will happily accept it with the check. But the "Registration"
    system is just that, a REGISTRATION system, not an APPROVAL system so
    it is quite possible to get a certificate that is quite invalid and
    useless when it comes to putting on a court challenge. In fact the
    registration record for the TX work noted above explicitly notes the
    registration was done DESPITE an incomplete form. 

>         So I would appreciate some common courteousy even if you
>     believe what I have to say is "pure bunk". I don't proclaim to know
>     everything. Seems to me others should try that notion on some
>     time. 

    I don't claim to know everything either which is why you won't see
    me posting on soldering or gold alloys or jeweler tools or... But
    when I do post what I (think I know) I make certain it's as accurate
    as I can make it and not just a popped-off belief. And, yes, I do
    make it a point to NOT be misunderstood by parties that post BUNK or
    the parties reading the BUNK. Perhaps, however, you could (politely,
    of course) suggest ways to point out BUNK that will be courteous and
    still get the point across to all and will make such posters think
    twice before posting such BUNK in the future. Your help will be
    greatly appreciated. Thanks. 

James E. White
Inventor, Marketer, and Author of "Will It Sell? How to Determine If
Your Invention Is Profitably Marketable (Before Wasting Money on a
Patent)"  Info Sites:   www.willitsell.com    www.inventorhome.com,
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