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Expired domains, content copyright?

Is the previous content now mine?

         

David_M

9:48 am on Jul 26, 2005 (gmt 0)

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I purchased a couple of expired domains a year or so ago. Looking via the wayback site, the domains had quite a bit of usefull content. The copyright notice was (c) domain name.
So do I now own the copyright to the content?

David_M

9:53 am on Jul 26, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Sorry, found the answer here..
[webmasterworld.com...]

bird

9:57 am on Jul 26, 2005 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Short answer: No.

The copyright notice is just that, a notice. It has no legal consequences. In particular, it can't replace the explicit written statement that would be necessary to transfer copyrights.

etechsupport

2:10 pm on Aug 12, 2005 (gmt 0)

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When you buy a expired domain you become its owner then no question of its copyright arise.