Re: [at-l] Copyright Laws---

At 10:21 AM 11/8/99 -0500, Ken Bennett wrote:
>2. Freelance.  You own the copyright to anything that you create at the
>moment of creation. You do not have to register the copyright to own it
>(though registration helps when you have to sue somebody). Having your
work
>published, whether in a magazine or on a web site, does *not* transfer
the
>ownership of the copyright to the publisher. You still own it.
>
BUT! There are different ways to sell the work. One time rights or
exclusive rights are two. If you sell exclusive rights to publish then
you
can't resell it to another publisher. Again the terms should be spelled
out
in the contract.

Saunterer
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