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Hi.
Today I've noticed this "Copyright © 2010 Liam Dawe" on the bottom of GOL website, I find it strange because I haven't seen a copyright notice on other non-company related websites like [url="http://www.linuxgames.com"]http://www.linuxgames.com[/url] or freegamer for example.
My questions are :
1. Except writing the copyright notice, do you have to do other things (like register it somewhere) ?
2. What did you copyright exactly ? GOL name ? the content ?
3. Why did you copyright it ?
I mean LGN is under CC-BY-SA v3, so I would actually be happy if someone would "steal" the content and link it back to me (the BY part) , that means more publicity, and people actually do it and we all gain from it.
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Yes, but what are you protecting ? the news ?
If GOL first wrote about X game coming to Linux, no other website can write about it ? or it cannot copy/paste it as it is ?
My real question is why not go with a CC license with is more free and imo better for the Internet for this purpose ?
If you were selling a book then it would be easier to understand (although many books are published under the CC, and I truly respect it).
But for a non-profit website other licenses would suite better imo.
I can't answer your other questions but have tried to answer question 1. I would say it's probably to protect specially made logos and icons that are related to the look and feel of the site. A PM directed to him might have been a better way of asking these questions.
The copyrighted content is mainly just graphics that are soley for use on GOL and the script that runs the website which was coded by me.
Any articles submitted are copyright to their writers - which goes without saying.
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Ok, thanks for the explanation.
If GOL first authored about X game visiting Linux, not one other website can talk about it ? or it can't copy/paste it because it is ?
My question for you is why don't you decide on a CC license with is much more free and imo better for the net for this function ?
Should you be selling a magazine then it might be simpler to know (although a lot of books are released underneath the CC, and that i truly respect it).
As a general rule we don't want people copy and pasting entire articles, quotes are fine.
We just like people to respect that we take time unpaid as a hobby to do this and don't like people ripping our articles to get more views to their website.
Hope that makes sense :)