Comments on: Myows – Online Copyright Protection Service

By: myows

myows — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:08:57 +0000

Hi Dan

I full-heartedly agree with you, but only for US citizens.

The rest of the world does not require registration with a government organization, and, regardless of registration with the usco, you are entitled to Cease and Desist and to a licensing fee.

Besides, most cases do not go to court, and evidence is often needed by third parties, may it be hosting providers who are obliged by the DMCA to remove infringing content if they are presented with sufficient evidence, or advertisers, clients…

There are many instances when proving the date at which you created a work will make or break your credibility.

By: Dan Ballard

Dan Ballard — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:11:03 +0000

The highest practical hurdle that a copyright owner must overcome in enforcing a copyright is NOT having to establish that he or she created the work first, but that the work was registered with the Copyright Office before the infringement began. Absent that showing, the copyright owner is not entitled to statutory damages or attorneys fees and must establish that he or she suffered “actual damages” due to the infringement — often a difficult thing to prove.

There’s no harm in publishing a work in an online depository but it is no replacement for affixing a proper copyright notice on the work and registering it with the Copyright Office.

By: myows

myows — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:33:33 +0000

Hi Stu and thanks for the mention.

I do hope to make a big difference in the way creatives protect their copyrights, and deal with infringers.

The Jon Engle case is one of many that have inspired me.

Teething problems there will be, but i believe what i have to offer is both needed and useful.

As for the pronunciation of my name, it’s subject to geographical interpretations !

By: measured

measured — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:54:16 +0000

Could have teething problems, hence “My…ow..ow..ow!”

By: Mike Grace

Mike Grace — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:42:17 +0000

I can’t wait for the service to launch! It is going to be epic! ; )

By: ladytizzy

ladytizzy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:31:53 +0000

Thanks for that, Stu. Nice link.