How to "legally" copyright your forum?

[TheNavigator]

How to add something like "© 2007-2011 ForumPromotion.net, Co Louth, Ireland." for example here?

 

[David]

Your forum is already copyrighted by law, legally. Adding © is just a "copyright notice" which simply tells people your forum is copyrighted. Having that removed makes no difference.

 

[Gizmo]

And as that is said if you wish to display the notice the edit is in overall_footer.html for your phpBB forum and for copyright it's ©

 

[TheNavigator]

I didn't know about that, DavidL.. Thanks Fluffy.. I'll do that now 🙂

BTW, David, who copyrights it for me as you say that it's already copyrighted? 😵

 

[juststeven]

The UK government automatically copyrights all unique content, not sure about USA.

 

[David]

I didn't know about that, DavidL.. Thanks Fluffy.. I'll do that now 🙂

BTW, David, who copyrights it for me as you say that it's already copyrighted? 😵

It's copyrighted by the DMCA under/or WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Each country has their own set of laws as well.

 

[TheNavigator]

Oh, yea I know 🙂

But I mean that if I didn't register it at DMCA, will I still be allowed to put the "copyright notice" ? :/

 

[David]

Oh, yea I know 🙂

But I mean that if I didn't register it at DMCA, will I still be allowed to put the "copyright notice" ? :/

You don't need to register anything; DMCA is a law - the law applies to everyone of that country.

Either way, you can place the © notice in the form: © (year) (name).