[Iron Greasel]

A was somewhat appalled when I first heard about it and felt a bit silly for believing it when I second heard about it. In retrospect, I don't think the US really could have enforced compulsory registration of everything. The rest of the world might have something to say if The US declared that it no longer recognizes foreign copyright and everyone will have to start paying them. The Berne Convention might be awfully dated at the age of Internet, but having somewhat uniform copyright laws has made international trade a lot easier.