It came to pass on 03/17/96 that PETER MEERTENS wrote 
concerning Copyright/Trademark******...

PM> ST> could anyone give me a quick outline of what is required to
PM> ST> register a trademark and copyright?  Also a guess as to the
PM> ST> costs involved.

PM> as you have already been told your program is automatically covered
PM> by copyright however as far as I know the name andd or trademarks
PM> are not unless you register them (and check that they are not
PM> already in use so you don't get sued).

You have the automatic right to a trademark in the same way that you 
have the automatic rigth to copyright. A registered trademark gives you 
more control, but costs about $1,000 to set up and a yearly renewal.

If you want to sell your program overseas, you should secure American 
copyright, which has to be applied for. Most other countries run along 
similar lines to Australia. The Australian government will assist in 
fighting for compesantion in cases where your copyright is infringed 
overseas.

Cya Matt
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