davepoobond: get a load of this. this was on the Copyright Office’s FAQ page:

davepoobond:

How do I protect my sighting of Elvis? Copyright law does not protect sightings. However, copyright law will protect your photo (or other depiction) of your sighting of Elvis. Just send it to us with a form VA application and the $30 filing fee. No one can lawfully use your photo of your sighting, although someone else may file his own photo of his sighting. Copyright law protects the original photograph, not the subject of the photograph.

TBomb: hm.

davepoobond: funny huh

TBomb: it does not protect the subject of the photo

TBomb: psh.. sighting of elvis

TBomb: HAHA

davepoobond: yeah

davepoobond: took a while man

TBomb: well u could make up the photo and say taht u saw him

davepoobond: sure

davepoobond: it doesnt really matter

TBomb: u should do dat

TBomb: put it in ur site

davepoobond: you’re copyrighting the photo though

davepoobond: not what it is of

TBomb: ya

davepoobond: if i took a picture of my comp it would be no more special than a picture of elvis

TBomb: HAHA