-Caveat Lector-
Well, far be it for me to say that legal scratchings are enough to stop the
public use of 'copyrighted' information culled from current cultural
biospheric happenings.
But , here's my 'undiluted take' on the subject.
First, off, untill you had some greedy, baggy-pocketing, bilge-drinking
lawyers, the copyright laws were a few pages of honest common-law. Today they
are nothing but corporate breadsheets.
In common law, there is no absolute in copyrights. A copyright is a harmony
between the 'crafters' 'right' to earn 'proper' return' balanced by the
public's right to enjoy and to be informed.
Now, I am a songwriter, and songs can be crafted and songs can come by grace,
but all songwriters build upon what has come before them. "Cultural'
edifications can be independently produced but they are dependent on their
surroundings and histories.
Also, once a copyrighted item is released, it is in the public domain and may
be
talked about, satirized, quoted, even reproduced in its entirety in public
forums for public discussion. Acknowledgement of the source and giving the
copyright information, allows the reader to know that 'you' are not the
copyright holder. Evertime 'you' post on the internet 'your' original
thoughts, you are exerting your copyrights. Everything is 'copyrighted' as it
is being written. You may 'register' that copyright for more protection.
How do Video Stores rent movies? The copyrighted property of someone else?
The First Sale Doctrine. After the studios sell it, I can watch it, I can give
it to a friend, I can flush it down the toilet. I may also rent it to total
strangers for money.
This informational exchange and discussion list, a forum for no charge to the
public, run by volunteers, not making a dime, it is free and open to post
'copyrighted' articles, books , etc., in our freedom of the press republic.
Hopefully our boundaries are civility, good taste, good scholarship and better
jokes.
And I will take my chances with twelve citizens. Against the scratch of some
lawyer that says I can't print/post copyrighted 'cultural' news and info on
social history or what-not.
In civil court a party would have to show injury.
So I am for standing-up for our rights, not hiking our pants over our heads so
ya can't see and your ass is bare!
MHO
Om
K
In a message dated 12/30/98 5:46:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>All,
>
>I am looking into copyrights, and the abilty to use intersting articles,
>solely for the purpose of information and education. on private
>distribution list.
>
>example.. new articles in particular
>
>thank you in advance
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