tiptopper:
The problem with any of these laws and regulations is enforcement.
The problem with any law is enforcement. When it comes to small scale things copyright is generally a civil matter. If I print twenty thousand copies of a Harry Potter book then the police might get involved, but if I decide to repost someone elses work under my name (which has happened to me) then it's up to the author to do some.
Yes, I have seen some of the stories I've written on sites under other people's names. Whenever that has happened I've pointed it out, and if that doesn't get the pirate to respond I contact the site's owner and send him a link to a version of the work posted earlier on a different board. So far that has worked, but if it doesn't then I'd have to fake a legal looking letter... Um, I mean hire a lawyer to send a letter threatening to sue if it's not taken down.
Point is - I "legally" own my own work but it's up to me to enforce my ownership rights. And if I spend money on a lawyer to do that then it's not likely that I'd be able to get my legal fees by suing the pirate.
Goodgulf