[ANSWERED] style contest?

[drives fast]

whatever helps you sleep at night.

if you write a php script and store it on your computer, it would have a creation date attached to it. however, if someone was able to get the code you wrote and simply change the date on their computer to a date prior to that and create it again it will have an earlier date attached to it.

if I go and register mine with the copyright department and you did not....I now own it. If you were to try to sue me for infringement...you would lose because I would have the paper to prove it was mine and I then could turn around and sue you.

My document would have an earlier date and I would hold the paper copyright....you would lose.

If it came down to witnesses....anyone can get liars and scumbags to support their story.

I will stop talking about this anymore since it seems to be breeding insanity.....this was all in the pretence of a good debate but it appears to be on the brink of out-of control.

thanks for the good debate guys....have fun

I sincerely hope you never have to try that defense in court

[Chris M]

Ok have fun yourself, but remember that I already explained what would happen in that case - Some people may also not only file what they have on one computer or in one location (i.e. taking screenshots and printing them out, photographs or making private diary/journal entries)

So I guess this is answered, so...

Satan

[Xenon]

Thx hellsatan for clearing up what right and whats wrong.

@drive fast: if you don't like the contest, you don't have to participate, but that's your opinion.
If you try to use wrong facts just to get other users on your side, shut up.
We won't ourself go to your threads and post hey lol, what crap have you posted...
So next time get the facts before posting or don't post!

thread closed

[Erwin]

Today at 03:50 AM drives fast said this in Post #17
from the same page you got that from it also say this:

so as I have said a couple times now....if I claim I have created something that you created but you do not put it on pager (copyrighted) I can claim that I created it a week before you and actually copyright it and you cannot do anything about it and I will actually be the one who can sue you for claiming it is yours.

these things are worded in such a way that can be confusing to many and many usually stop reading when they see what they think is the answer to their question. You have to keep reading because laws routinely contradict themselves and it is left up to the lawyers to argure it out.

if you don't register your work....you cannot complain if someone steals it and registers it as their own

Actually, you are completely wrong.

Copyright is different to trademarks or patents - you do NOT need to register it. You do NOT even need to put up a notice, though people do it to ensure others respect their copyright.

If I write a book, compose a song, or design a website, the copyright belongs to me as the creator - automatically. It's part of common law though legislation in all jurisdictions protect this fundamental right too.

Hope this clears things up.

[Erwin]

By the way, I am doing 3 Master's subject in Internet Copyright Law, so I know a bit about this.