drathe wrote:The last page of the Instruction Manual, Quest Book and every single card has a copyright on it. Copyrights don't have to be registered. Mind you, for small companies it's easier to prove your copyright and date if you register, but for a large company like Hasbro and the mass production of HeroQuest it wouldn't be necessary. There's no denying when they produced it.http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#register wrote:Do I have to register with your office to be protected?
No. In general, registration is voluntary. Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section “Copyright Registration.”
Thanks for the clarification , I was pretty sure you couldn't make 10,000 elf spell cards at kinko's and sell the elf deck on-line and just bank on it without violating some copyright law! thanks drathe!
