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Say I'm from the USA and I write a book and don't publish it yet. Then I send it to a friend in Russia for proof reading, but instead he publishes my book over there under his own name. Am I lega...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T04:34:42Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Rex Feral
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2019-12-08T04:34:42Z (almost 5 years ago)
Say I'm from the USA and I write a book and don't publish it yet. Then I send it to a friend in Russia for proof reading, but instead he publishes my book over there under his own name. Am I legally covered? Can I sue him for breaking copyright? Can he sue me if I publish the book afterwards in the USA? What about if he's from a third world country that doesn't have copyright laws? And how about if I want to publish my book in Germany instead of the USA (since I believe there is a wider audience there for my book and I know German) but am not a citizen there. Do I have to register my copyright there or is it enough to register it in the USA? P.S. Sorry if this question is of a more legal nature and should be asked somewhere else. Just point me where to and I'm gone.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-08-25T13:04:45Z (about 9 years ago)
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