On 5/19/2014 10:16 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
After just reading a few mails of this topic, I want to mention, that
there's a difference between "copyright" and "right of publication".
Don't mix "copyright" and "related rights".
In Germany "copyright" is named "Urheberrecht", translated word by word
it's "creator-right". In Germany we know the "Vervielfältigungsrecht",
this is the right of publication, the right of reproduction, translated
word by word "copy-right" ;).
AFAIK it's similar for most countries. The "copyright" has less to do
with "coping", it's about the authorship. A creator automatically owns
the copyright, no registration is needed. It's impossible to
assign/transfer the copyright, it's only possible top assign/transfer
the right of publication, the right of reproduction.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer.
Ralf,
In the United States, it is quite possible to transfer a copyright. In
fact, it is done regularly - for instance, the copyrights of many songs
have been transferred to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of
America), who enforces the copyrights and pays the author royalties.
Additionally, when the copyright owner dies, the copyright becomes part
of his/her estate and is transferred according to the wishes in his will
(or according to the jurisdiction law, if the person dies without a will).
Jerry
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