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updated sat 22 dec 01

 

claybair on thu 20 dec 01


Carolsan
So might a pot be considered a sculptural work?
I did download the application. I thought this a cheap way to afford myself
a bit of protection.
Several artists in my area have seen their work copied and mass produced in
Target or Wal-Mart.
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com

claybair on thu 20 dec 01


Has anyone any experience copyrighting your work.
I actually have something that is a new idea ( or so I have been told).
Someone suggested I copyright it.

Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com

C. Burkhart on thu 20 dec 01


Gayle, these are the works protected by copyright:

(1) literary works;
(2) musical works, including any accompanying words
(3) dramatic works, including any accompanying music
(4) pantomimes and choreographic works
(5) pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
(6) motion pictures and other audiovisual works
(7) sound recordings
(8) architectural works

Also, you can download in pdf format a form to file for copyright at -
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ .
It is a pretty simple matter.

Carolsan

C. Burkhart on fri 21 dec 01


Gayle, I live in the Washington, D. C. area and just happen to have two
close friends in the patent/copyright business, one government (retired) and
another private enterprise, to whom I could pose a question of this nature.
Determine what you really need to know and send me the particulars and
essentials and I'll post the question. Carolsan

> So might a pot be considered a sculptural work?>