At 10:46 PM 12/13/00 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>If I write a story with the characters from Gilligan's Island, its my story.
>I own it. It is derivative. I can even distribute it. If I do so *for profit*
>I have a problem, but otherwise I'm fine. And even though they can tell me
>not to distribute it, *I* still own the story, not them.
One of the biggest myths about fair use is that allows distribution of
derivative works as long as they are not-for-profit. You may own the copyright
to the Gilligan's Island project you mention (at least the extent that is
original
to you), but you can't distribute it simply because it is not for profit.
Rogers Cadenhead
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.prefect.com
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