Thread for things that dont deserve threads

[Heather]

This must be one of the most stupid and pointless degree courses in the world.

http://www.hope.ac.uk/prospective/postg ... society-ma

Only in Liverpool.

[old barney greyheron]

This must be one of the most stupid and pointless degree courses in the world.

http://www.hope.ac.uk/prospective/postg ... society-ma

Only in Liverpool.

That's nuts! Makes my blood boil..i'm so angry I could throw a fire extinguisher!

[Pogues to Niagara]

Careful with your back mate!

[firehazard]

This must be one of the most stupid and pointless degree courses in the world.

http://www.hope.ac.uk/prospective/postg ... society-ma

Now if only the course was about The Pogues (including of course their musical direction), there'd be a lot more point in it.

[KathleenwithaK]

I am totally going to have to change my vacation plans

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... 5720110201

[firehazard]

Gloriously randomly caused traffic chaos round these parts yesterday, when a lorry full of duck feathers shed its load:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ca ... e-12345384

I never knew people were transporting tons of duck feathers about the country. Why anyone would actually do this, I have no idea.

[old barney greyheron]

For stuffing pillows and stoof.obv...tskkk!

[firehazard]

For stuffing pillows and stoof.obv...tskkk!

Do they still stuff pillows with duck feathers? In this modern scientific technical age? Perhaps they do...
Anyway, the story tickled me.

[Heather]

I need a little bit of help and advice.

I am looking to obtain copyright (in the UK) for one of the plays I have written before I send it off. The place I am sending it to asks that I exclusively own and control this myself. I'm not sure how to go about it and a web search has proved confusing. I'm pretty sure that it was discussed on here at some point but again a search has come up with nothing.

I know there are writer's who come on here and your help would be very much appreciated.

[philipchevron]

I need a little bit of help and advice.

I am looking to obtain copyright (in the UK) for one of the plays I have written before I send it off. The place I am sending it to asks that I exclusively own and control this myself. I'm not sure how to go about it and a web search has proved confusing. I'm pretty sure that it was discussed on here at some point but again a search has come up with nothing.

I know there are writer's who come on here and your help would be very much appreciated.

Because you wrote it, you already own the copyright, unless you have licensed or sold it or leased it to somebody else (unlikely in the case of a new and unproven play). Your recipient is just looking to indemnify themselves against the distant possibility that you have plagiarised the work from somebody else. You need do nothing more at this stage: years ago, new songwriters were always being advised in How To manuals to "send a copy of your song to yourself in a dated, registered, sealed package" by way of establishing your ownership, or at least the date of your ownership, but it's not something I ever did and I don't know anyone else who did either.

[Heather]

I need a little bit of help and advice.

I am looking to obtain copyright (in the UK) for one of the plays I have written before I send it off. The place I am sending it to asks that I exclusively own and control this myself. I'm not sure how to go about it and a web search has proved confusing. I'm pretty sure that it was discussed on here at some point but again a search has come up with nothing.

I know there are writer's who come on here and your help would be very much appreciated.

Because you wrote it, you already own the copyright, unless you have licensed or sold it or leased it to somebody else (unlikely in the case of a new and unproven play). Your recipient is just looking to indemnify themselves against the distant possibility that you have plagiarised the work from somebody else. You need do nothing more at this stage: years ago, new songwriters were always being advised in How To manuals to "send a copy of your song to yourself in a dated, registered, sealed package" by way of establishing your ownership, or at least the date of your ownership, but it's not something I ever did and I don't know anyone else who did either.

Thank you, that's very helpful.

[RICHB]

I need a little bit of help and advice.

I am looking to obtain copyright (in the UK) for one of the plays I have written before I send it off. The place I am sending it to asks that I exclusively own and control this myself. I'm not sure how to go about it and a web search has proved confusing. I'm pretty sure that it was discussed on here at some point but again a search has come up with nothing.

I know there are writer's who come on here and your help would be very much appreciated.

Because you wrote it, you already own the copyright, unless you have licensed or sold it or leased it to somebody else (unlikely in the case of a new and unproven play). Your recipient is just looking to indemnify themselves against the distant possibility that you have plagiarised the work from somebody else. You need do nothing more at this stage: years ago, new songwriters were always being advised in How To manuals to "send a copy of your song to yourself in a dated, registered, sealed package" by way of establishing your ownership, or at least the date of your ownership, but it's not something I ever did and I don't know anyone else who did either.

Out of interest what would happen if Heather sent off the play and then the recipient claimed they had written the play?

[philipchevron]

I need a little bit of help and advice.

I am looking to obtain copyright (in the UK) for one of the plays I have written before I send it off. The place I am sending it to asks that I exclusively own and control this myself. I'm not sure how to go about it and a web search has proved confusing. I'm pretty sure that it was discussed on here at some point but again a search has come up with nothing.

I know there are writer's who come on here and your help would be very much appreciated.

Because you wrote it, you already own the copyright, unless you have licensed or sold it or leased it to somebody else (unlikely in the case of a new and unproven play). Your recipient is just looking to indemnify themselves against the distant possibility that you have plagiarised the work from somebody else. You need do nothing more at this stage: years ago, new songwriters were always being advised in How To manuals to "send a copy of your song to yourself in a dated, registered, sealed package" by way of establishing your ownership, or at least the date of your ownership, but it's not something I ever did and I don't know anyone else who did either.

Out of interest what would happen if Heather sent off the play and then the recipient claimed they had written the play?

Never happen.

[phro37]

I need a little bit of help and advice.

I am looking to obtain copyright (in the UK) for one of the plays I have written before I send it off. The place I am sending it to asks that I exclusively own and control this myself. I'm not sure how to go about it and a web search has proved confusing. I'm pretty sure that it was discussed on here at some point but again a search has come up with nothing.

I know there are writer's who come on here and your help would be very much appreciated.

...by way of establishing your ownership, or at least the date of your ownership, but it's not something I ever did and I don't know anyone else who did either.

Out of interest what would happen if Heather sent off the play and then the recipient claimed they had written the play?

Never happen.

oo! i call "lorelei!"

[firehazard]

I need a little bit of help and advice.

I am looking to obtain copyright (in the UK) for one of the plays I have written before I send it off. The place I am sending it to asks that I exclusively own and control this myself. I'm not sure how to go about it and a web search has proved confusing. I'm pretty sure that it was discussed on here at some point but again a search has come up with nothing.

I know there are writer's who come on here and your help would be very much appreciated.

Heather, if I'm talking to authors professionally about this I'd always advise them to put a copyright notice on their work, just to make sure they've established it's theirs. There's some useful (and not too technical) info about the issues on the website of the UK Copyright Service, specifically here:
http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p03_copyright_notices
and here:
http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/protect/p12_writers_copyright

Good luck!