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This is a video of two women—one of whom gave her kidney to the other—meeting in person for the 1st time.
Today I had the quiet joy of witnessing this moment for @CBSSunday.
With recipient @kellyhartog & donor @PamelaStockwell
There’s so much good in the world
@roddycairns @JayneBarnard1 If Dorland had registered in a timely manner within the statute guidelines she could sue for statutory damages and attorney’s fees. She is able to still sue with a later registration but unfortunately will have to bear the cost to make her point.
@roddycairns @JayneBarnard1 Not worthless at all. For most, automatic copyright is a deterrent to copying. But it does make sense to register your work. the copyright owner can recoup damages in the order of $750-30,000 per infringing copy. So if there are five copies then 5x. If willful then up to $150,000
@roddycairns @JayneBarnard1 Correct. Copyright automatically exists when the material is in a tangible form. But if you want to sue for infringement, you’ll need to register the work, and in a timely manner (before the infringing act, or three months after the publication of the infringement).
Enlightening talk last night with writer, intellectual property rights lawyer @MattKnightBooks at our monthly member meeting, mostly about audiobooks and the rights you need-especially if you use music. #writingcommunity https://t.co/EPkuqVgNk7