The status of copyright on open sites on the Web are a good question. The old (prior to Internet) rule was easy.... any work given away to the public lost its copyright protection. Example: a poet hands out copies of his poetry to public on a street corner. He loses his copyright then and there. I think the same applies to open sites where all the material is offered "free" to the public... that is, no payment back to the originator. The attachment of the C in a circle and the correct words of Copyright, name, and date, may provide some protection, but even then the excerpt taken must be substantial and not trivial (usually determined by shortness or length of excerpt). Citation of the original in short bits of the original likely also cover the possibly offending user. Basically, anything on the Web in open public sites can be used with very small danger of legal action against the copier-person. Further, the original owner must often prove MEASURABLE damages from the copying.... not easy in many cases. Consult your lawyer. 73 Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charles [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:05:44 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Copyright images used on YouTube "The Elecraft Band" without permission> CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Shame!> > And he even missed two of the better images I've seen- the one on the> wall of Bush House, and the one from N8S.> > How many of you know where the two beach house photos near the end> were taken? Have been there? Have operated from there?> > 73, doug> > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 22:35:10 +0100> From: Dave G4AON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > There are two videos currently on YouTube which use a sequence of > Elecraft related still images taken from various web sites. Some are > from my site and used without permission.> > Other web site owners may wish to check out "The Elecraft Band" and "The > Elecraft Band II" by LU1DZ on YouTube:> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adAlnXZlheA> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UI9fiGNXxg> > 73 Dave, G4AON> _______________________________________________> Elecraft mailing list> Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> You must be a subscriber to post to the list.> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com_______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
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