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Copyrights That No One Knows About Don’t Help Anyone

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Copyrights That No One Knows About Don’t Help Anyone
By HAL R. VARIAN
Published: May 31, 2007
Making it easy for creators and users of information to find each other should be a high priority for policy makers.

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Here’s a quiz question for authors: To copyright a written work in the United States, you must (a) register it with the Copyright Office; (b) insert a notice that says “Copyright © 2007”; (c) insert a notice that says “All rights reserved.”

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