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Posted by M. Arthur Auslander on April 06, 2001 at 05:49:27:

In Reply to: Copyright URLs not compilations posted by Christina on April 05, 2001 at 18:00:47:

: Here is a question:

: I have a niche publication (serial) that has come out monthly since 4/98. I list and review select sites in a niche market. Since 1998 I have registered the serials at the Copyright Office as not only the serial, but the compilation of sites.

: I've settled a matter favorably in the past, but it helped that the company copied my "typos" and erros as well--plus they admitted it.

: Now I have a matter, where the woman (a former customer) said she could "also do it better and cheaper" in regards to my book so she has published one that is 98% identical. She has laid it out a bit differently though. She does not really review each site, just gives a blurb.

: She claims my book was not a derivative or anything like that. Do I have a case? Mine has been on the market since 4/98. Hers came out in 01/01.

: Thanks

Dear Christina,

If complex problems like yours could be solved in paragraphs there would be no need for lawyers. The case law, as I recollect is not entirely clear.

The 98% is not clear how it was derived.

We always try to look ahead and would have strongly emphasized our trademark or service mark as a reliable source.

M. Arthur Auslander
Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909
505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com
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