From: Pam Niedermayer (pam@pinehill.com)
Date: 09/22/03-04:56:34 AM Z
And then, even if you did win and were awarded court costs and/or
damages, good luck collecting from the loser.
Pam
Greg Schmitz wrote:
>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>
>
>...
>
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