Re: FN-FORUM: Transfer of Copyright

date posted 18th January 2005 13:49

That's all I want to know. Is there anything I should be including on the
document or can it be a simple 'As from date all rights of copyright
relating to x are hereby transferred to client name etc etc' and both
parties sign and date?

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From: "Dom Latter" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Transfer of Copyright



On Tuesday 18 Jan 2005 2:08 pm, craig wrote:
> Hi Emma
> To make it legal, draw up a document stating 'copyright transfer to your
> client' then print off two copies. Send one to your client and one to
> yourself.
> Never open the envelope when you receive yours!! (File it.)
> Because it has the queen's head on the stamp and it is also dated, it is
> legally binding. And will stand up in court, this is all you have to do.
>
> This will work for all your artwork and design, it is the gypsy way to
> copyright.

Copyright exists whether or not you go posting things to yourself.

By posting a copy to yourself in accordance with these guidelines:
http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/faqs/protect.html
*all* you are doing is creating evidence that a piece of work was in
existence at a certain date. After all, you could do this with someone
else's work just as easily as with your own!

I love the idea of the Queen's head having something to do with it,
but, errr, no.

And none of this has got anything to do with transfer of copyright,
which I imagine could be dealt with satisfactorily by a very simple
document signed by both parties.

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