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[-] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago

There’s another reason. Sometimes, the copy gets held by an individual and the company destroys it so archival would need to be brought forward by the undestroyed copy.

Also, if they’re not copyrighting it through the Library of Congress, how is pirating illegal? Doesn’t the FBI need a copy to inform “their original?”

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 5 points 3 days ago

No. Copyright doesn’t need to be registered to be valid. In the US specifically, registration only allows the copyright holder to pursue the case through the federal courts, which can award punitive damages as well as costs.

[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

At this point it is extremely obvious that the corporate and government powers of the world are just big fans of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'.

The rules are made up, and the points don't matter.

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