From: Kate Mahoney (kateb@paradise.net.nz)
Date: 09/22/03-12:20:35 AM Z
Yup, this is all too sadly true here too :( Btw, I've studied copyright law,
albeit on a minor level, also had a tut on it just the other day so I'm up
to speed as far as N.Z. goes I think and there isn't much diffference as far
as I can tell.
Kate Mahoney
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Schmitz" <gws1@columbia.edu>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: Copyright
>
> Here's my .02. In theory all of this discussion of copyright has some
> meaning. In actual practice I doubt if it is of much value to most of
> us, at least with regards to what we write here; we don't have a leg
> to stand on. The cost, here in The States, to sue for infringement in
> Federal Court would easily exceed $10,000 U.S. You might be able to
> force a publisher to remove text if you knew it was going to be used
> before the publication went to press by threatening to sue; otherwise
> you'll probably get a response like, "so sue me." If you live in a
> State (here in The U.S.) which allows you to file a civil suit for
> theft of intellectual property you might have a chance. The law may
> be on your side - but I suspect the ball won't be in your court :*)
>
> -greg schmitz <gws1@columbia.edu>
>
> On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Gordon J. Holtslander wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi:
> >
> > Its my opinion that every individual retains copyright of anything they
> > have posted to this mailing list. The fact that it is archived and more
> > or less freely distributed to everyone who is subscribed to the list
does
> > not nullify copyright.
>
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>
>
> > On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Katharine Thayer wrote:
> >
> > > While I'm here, I've been thinking it's time for another reminder
about
> > > copyright laws, after a private correspondent suggested that because
the
> > > information from this forum is archived in such a way that it can be
> > > accessed by the general public, that makes it fair game to be used by
> > > anyone for any purpose; for example a list member could collect and
> > > publish information from this list without permission of the authors,
> > > perhaps even without attribution.
> > >
> > > (Have you noticed, BTW, that it is invariably people who have never
had
> > > an original thought or created an original thing who think copyright
> > > laws are optional?)
> > >
> > > A member of my family is an attorney who serves on the American Bar
> > > Association committee dealing with legal issues around the internet.
She
>
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>
>
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