----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Waterson" Subject: Re: Photos and Rights
> On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 15:08:36 -0600 > "Maris V. Lidaka, Sr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm not justifying it world wide, only saying that under U.S. law the thumbnails (and only the thumbnails) are legal. > > > > If the law is different in Canada and/or Australia, you and Rob Studdert certainly have the right to request Lycos to remove thumbnails of your images from their server and if they refuse to file suit and obtain a different result. I agree that if it is illegal under Canadian law or Australian law then it is theft. One of the things the Berne Convention treaty was supposed to do was homogonize copyright laws throughout the world, providing the country was signatory to the treaty (both Oz, Canada and the USA were). However, if an American judge feels the need to flip a bird at international law, then it really leaves people in other countries in the lurch. Filing suit from one country to another, especially into the USA, which is the most protectionist country in the world, is so incredibly futile that it isn't an option unless there is a lot more at stake than a principal. Maris, you know this, you are not a stupid person. Unfortunately, the judge who made the decision inquestion also knows it, and knows that he can get away with this sort of flagrant abuse, because the stakes are just not great enough in this situation to warrant coming after his decision and the people taking advantage of it. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
