[pct-l] 2005 revision of "Yogi's PCT Handbook"

[pctl at ilja.ws (Ilja Friedel)]

Hi Scott,

> Authors usually don't operate like you're suggesting. Anything placed on the 
> web becomes public domain, and despite copyright laws this material will 
> inevitably be copied and distributed, altered and edited, perhaps even 
> re-tooled for illegal profit

For this reason there is the option to register a copyright. This can be 
done for 30 bucks or so: http://www.copyright.gov/register/
(If an author does not register he still keeps the copyright but has a 
much harder time profing damages in court.)

Not having ordered Yogi's book (yet) I find her work very usefull. Being 
able to sell the book might not be as financially rewarding for her as a 
daily job (I know what scientific authors get), but I'm sure emotionally 
there is a big component of pride and accomplishment. But it is my 
impression that Yogi's function is often not quite of an author (creating 
new material), but more of an editor (collecting and citing many different 
opinions.) I don't know how this would affect a copyright registration. 
(I'm sure it can be done, just look at newspapers.)


Ilja.