On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 21:57:15 +0100, Melchior wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> * Thomas Förster -- Friday 07 December 2007: > > As a first, easy measure it's probably a good idea to put a note > > on the website, stating that all images are copyright protected > > and may only be used with permission. > > You'd have to make that "... may only be used in context with > FlightGear if the name 'FlightGear' and a link to > http://www.flightgear.org/ is put on the same page in readable > color and font, and at least the font size that's used for the > main contents of that page, but at least ..." ... yadda, yadda > ... ask a lawyer. > > We don't want to prohibit the ...fair... > use of our screenshots in reviews > and reports about FlightGear. They are usually quite good and > better than what the reviewers would come up with. They are good > advertisement. > > m. ..fair use, is an American concept in the U.S. Copyright Act. It is a fair assumption on the part of reviewers, forkers, that the FG "IP" is available under that exemption under the U.S. Copyright Act and in the spirit of the GPL. ..fair use is not allowed under many other jurisdictions, we are however _able_ to allow such fair use in those countries, and we may want to clarify these issues, at least for the artwork not covered under FG's GPL. ..and, we should enforce it to avoid having some asshole get case law in place to run off with our stuff, and even rip us off. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
