On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Melanie <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > On 19/11/2012 22:17, Snowcrash Short wrote: > >> If the items belong to the user. Purchased items do not belong tot > >> he user. They belong to the creator and continue to belong to the > >> creator, being licensed only for use on the one grid where they were > >> purchased (licensed). Allowing these items to travel is called > >> "copyright infringement", or, more often, "theft." > >> > > Whether this is theft or not really depends on how you define the term > > "distribution". Unfortunately I have not seen a single consistent > > definition of this term used, neither in the practical world nor in the > > legislation governing ip rights, especially in the context of the > internet. > > > > It's not about distribution. That is a whole other kettle of fish. > > > Whether copying an item I have licensed but not created from the personal > > inventory of one of my accounts to another is distribution, or merely > > moving from one personal storage location to another is very much at an > > open question which I doubt has no clear answer in any country. > > Transfer from one account to another on the same grid is governed by > the "no copy" permission. Transfer off the grid is not allowed. It > really is that simple but I'm really getting the impression that you > don't want to accept that. I understand you'd like reality to be > different and you'd like users to actually own their inventory > outright but that s simply not the case. Some TOS restrict items to > one grid only and don't allow download of items you have not > yourself created. If you download something you acquired from > someone else in one of those grids, it is theft. No matter what the > purpose of the download is. > > - Melanie > Theft is a criminal act punishable by law, and illegal acquisition or distribution of immaterial property (typically IP) is theft, what you are referring to is "breach of contract" and requires that a contract has been entered into by both parties. If no contract has been made made - in my country it must be entered into explicitly - there cannot be a "breach of contract". > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >
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