Dialog 1:
Copyright(动词,secure a copyright for),trademark
F: how exactly are we going to protect my games?
M: That depends on what exactly we protect.
F: Let’s start with my source code.
M: That’s easy, we copyright your source codes.
F: and I suppose the manual.
M: yes, the manual is copyrightable too.
F: Does the copyright protection extend to the game title?
M: No , that would be trademarked.
Q: how will the source code be protected?
A: copyrighted/by copyright.
Dialog 2:
F: what’s the difference between a trademark and a copyright?
M: A trademark protects titles or symbols associated with a product.
F: like the graphic design?
M: like the graphic design and even your company’s logo.
F: so the look of my product is trademarked.
M: the source code and manual are copyrighted.
F: so no one can copy them?
M: not without intellectual property infringement.
Q: what protectes titles and the graphic design?
A: trademarks.
Dialog 3:
M: so how do we begin?
F: Copyright is easy, put a C in a circle, you name and date on your manual.
M: that’s it?(就这些？)
F: That’s the first step,
M: then we register with the US copyright commission.
F: same for the trademark?
M: No ,the trademark registration is more complicated.
F: Do we have to register the logo?
M: Only if you want to protect it.
Q: which is easier to register?
A: a copyright.
Small talk:
--what do you want to do, eat out or eat in?/go to the movies or a concert?
--I’ve been thinking about that. I think we should eat out.
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