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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 4402197" data-attributes="member: 34175">Correct - it doesn't have to fly the flag - but when the tax man comes to pay the bills, you had better have your affairs in order...trust me.  Also from the quoted document:In general, copyright registration is a legal formality intendedto make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copyright.However, registration is not a condition of copyrightprotection. Even though registration is not a requirement forprotection, the copyright law provides several inducementsor advantages to encourage copyright owners to make registration. (emphasis mine)Among these advantages are the following:• Registration establishes a public record of the copyrightclaim.• Before an infringement suit may be filed in court, registrationis necessary for works of U. S. origin.• If made before or within five years of publication, registrationwill establish prima facie evidence in court ofthe validity of the copyright and of the facts stated inthe certificate.• If registration is made within three months after publicationof the work or prior to an infringement of the work,statutory damages and attorney’s fees will be available tothe copyright owner in court actions. Otherwise, only anaward of actual damages and profits is available to thecopyright owner.• Registration allows the owner of the copyright to recordthe registration with the U. S. Customs Service for protectionagainst the importation of infringing copies. Foradditional information, go to the U. S. Customs andBorder Protection website at <a href="http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import" target="_blank">www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import</a>.Click on “Intellectual Property Rights.”Registration may be made at any time within the life ofthe copyright. Unlike the law before 1978, when a work hasbeen registered in unpublished form, it is not necessary tomake another registration when the work becomes published,although the copyright owner may register the publishededition, if desired.</blockquote>

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