Re:If they are taking ideas for revisions (Score 1)

At first glance I thought this was a fairly workable solution, but then I realized that it wouldn't work. The reason is that the holder has to keep a publicly viewable list of works protected. A private person or company ought to have the right to protect their works from copy without having to list those works publicly. Before the flames begin, let me give some examples to illustrate why. 1. Say I am an amatuer inventor with a really good new idea. I am working on the designs for my idea using computer software like CAD. Further, let's say I'm paranoid and always encrypt my data. Now these designs are covered by copyright and should be covered by the DMCA as well since I have gone to the trouble to encrypt them, and I should not have to reveal to the world what I am working on or even that I have something to hide in order to get the protection of the law. 2. You own a company that sells products online. Any purchase made has an invoice generated which is kept in encrypted form. You and your customers have a right to privacy, a right compromised by either a third party stealing and cracking the invoices or by the necessity of law forcing your publication of their existance.