well....since it seems like i'm mainly the only one who is tryin' to research all of this.....i found out sumtin' interestin' i thought i might share....

so i was reading up on THE RIGHTS publishers will buy.....as it turns out, if you write sumtin' and can provide it in tangible form (i.e. on paper, or disk, or audio, etc.) you automatically retain the copyrights......but anywho, so it turns out if you send out your story or whatever to say a short story magazine, they gotta buy certain rights.....most common is the North American First Time Serial Rights..........but, it turns out, if you post a story elsewhere....like, here for example, then it no longer can be considered First Time material.....as itz been published before......thus, it might get fuckered with the publisher who wishes to buy it....

but, i think if you yourself actually register your work and retain the copyrights, then itz all good.....but, i'm not sure....

gah, this is all so confusing!!!!