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by ungzd 3526 days ago
Why everyone is still adding such copyright notice if it's optional after 1989 and gives no additional protection?
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Because not everybody knows even if they should. Because it makes things easier for others. Because it facilitates contacting you for licensing deals and you want this money. Because it makes infringements easier to prove since you haven't officially registered your copyright. Because you want to sign your work.
because copyright is subject to national laws - not global universal laws