On Sun, 2009-04-12 at 16:18 -0400, Jay R. Ashworth wrote: > ----- "Z F" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 1. The document should be marked Copyright Conexant, so > > > only Conexant > > > has legal rights to make and distribute copies. Don't > > > redistribute the > > > document, as you don't have those legal rights (and likely > > > don't have a > > > legal right to have the copy in your possession), under US > > > law at least. > > > > My understanding of US copyright law is that > > copyright does not preclude distribution of materials. > > That much is true. If have a copy of a copyrighted item *made by someone > authorized to make such copies*, then I can dispose of that physical item > in any way I see fit, as long as I don't keep (wait for it) a copy. :-)
Jay, Thanks for your responses. But according to US Code Title 17 Chapter 1, Section 106, "distribution to the public" is also an exclusive right: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#106 (pursuant to amending sections, blah blah blah.) So you can't dispose of it *any* way you see fit. I suppose you can give your copyrighted item to a "non-public" recipient, as long as you don't keep a copy. Wow, playing lawyer involves way too much thought. :) [snip] > I am not a lawyer, but aparently I've been playing one on the net > longer than you. :-) :) Regards, Andy > Cheers, > -- jra _______________________________________________ ivtv-devel mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-devel
