A General Question to the AR Community Copyright Format

Great Question, I  have wondered that as well, I'm going to wait to see the answers that come through.

Interesting thoght.  It is on the net.... I have also see others referance different blogs as well..... Would this not prevent that as well ? Just currious. I know you don't want people to borrow your work and make it their own.

Hi Frank, Your stuff is actually copyrighted as soon as you post it whether you have a disclaimer or not. I do feel it's a good idea to place a notice on the bottom though just so folks are alerted you don't want them touching it. This is what I use:

Copyright © 2007 Broker Bryant's Real Estate Ramblings| All Rights Reserved

I've copyrighted brochures & other things in the past. I think what would be better & would suit your purpose is to PREVENT others from cutting & pasting your work/your thoughts into their blog or site. There is one person on AR that does use that software on her blog. ANYONE KNOW WHAT IT IS?

Bryant - Nothing you write on your blog is automatically copyrighted, who told you that?

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wwp which I believe is the official government site speaks to this issue.  If I'm reading it correctly, copyright is automatic once a work is created.  I'd have to review the t's & c's that I agreed to when I got my AR account to see if I assigned the rights to my work over.  If I did not, than I can't see how anyone purchasing AR could retroactively claim these rights.  Of course, they might demand that we agree to new terms to maintain our accounts but I think that would be the kiss of death.