Copyright
Notice
When
this law took effect in 1978 it required that your copyright notice
be on the piece in order to be protected and that stipulation
remained until March 1, 1989 when that part of the law was amended to
say the notice was no longer needed for protection. However, to avoid
confusion it is recommended that you still include a copyright notice
on each piece of writing. If the copyright notice is on the piece,
there is no chance someone would assume it was in public domain and
feel free to use it without permission.
The
copyright notice needs to be prepared to fit an established format of
three parts. That would include the copyright symbol ©, the word
Copyright, or the abbreviation Copr.; the year of first publication
or creation; and the author’s name. You may put the copyright
notice on unpublished as well as published works.
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