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Re:How to correctly use code you didnt write by Cushman on Sunday March 11, 2012 @05:49PM (#3691393)
You do, under the law, implicitly own the copyright to everything you create. This will not inherently protect you from costly lawsuits requiring you to prove that you do, however.
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Re:How to correctly use code you didnt write by true_religion on Sunday March 11, 2012 @05:55PM (#3691407)
Nothing protects you from lawsuits. I could right now sue you for slander for some comment you never made, and I fabricated evidence for.

That would just make me unethical, and you can't protect against that.

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Re:How to correctly use code you didnt write by Cushman on Monday March 12, 2012 @02:18PM (#3694668)
That may be true in the abstract, but having a registered copyright does give you additional protections that could make it easier to dismiss a suit.
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