quite an near impossible thing to do, since you have to use your skills you learned from someone/somewhere else.

> > > everything you right is automatically copyrighted. formal registration of copyright is just to make it easier to prove its your work in the eyes of the law


> > sorry, just can't resist this...:)

> i know the feeling :-)

> > The base concept of Copyright is indeed what you discribe.
> > BUT
> > you forgot an important aspect:
> > You can only get copyright as long you're work is original and obtained in a legal way.
> > This means that anything you make or create that is based on reverse engineering (an illegal action) can't be claimed with "copyright" rights.

> the problem comes when i ask you to create something that is entirely your own work, and not derived / copied / reverse engineered / influenced from other peoples work.
> quite a hard thing to do

> > Most of you use the word "copyright" out of its legal context waaaay too often.

> yes, definately

> > "Ownership by" , "created by" or "made by" would be far more appropriated then the law enforced word "copyright".

> how about "its mine! mine! all mine!"
> :-)