registering pieces of writing (was) FF: JKR getting sued...

[Petra Pan]

(from the main list)

Heidi, in part:
> Accordingly, if someone wanted to
> successfully sue JKR in US court 
> for copyright infringement in a
> fanfic-related matter, JKR would 
> have to have used long phrases or
> sentences, or more, from said 
> fanfic in her novel. Word for word. 
> 
> Early last month, we had a thread
> on this very same issue on the OT 
> Chatter list, starting with post
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-
> OTChatter/message/13815. You might
> find those posts interesting, and 
> instead of reposting my analysis
> here, I just suggest you take a 
> peek at those posts.

Ooh...mind if I take this opportunity to 
ask a question that would have been belated 
but is now tangentially topical again:

With materials that are published on the 
web, how does one actually establish the 

(1) date/time such materials were published 
or fixed in a particular form/version/edition

and

(2) the exact word-for-word of said 
materials beyond reasonable doubt and 
suspicions of tampering with evidence?

Does anyone know of any reputable 
archives/registries that act as 
third-party entities that could testify 
impartially in the event of lawsuits?  
I know of only one and I'd like to hear 
about any other ones out there.

Petra, on a posting streak
a
n  :)

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