[RESOLVED] Variable from remote page

[dclamp]

basicly, i am trying to get a variable from a page on my server. I am doing this as copyright protection... but i cant seem to pass a variable from my page on the server, to the other page... here is my code:

include("http://verify.subsoft.net/urlsnipper.php");
if($verify == "") {
    echo $copyright;
    echo "This site is no longer valid. Please contact SubSoft for more information.";
}