On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 20:45, Modirrousta, Mostafa wrote: > if someone scans or reproduce the pages of Aryanpour and exhibits them > on the web, no matter how (even if there is no download it here link) > it would be violation of coyright,
That is right but ... > simply because the poor guy is supposed to earn something for his > efforts if not his life in this way :-) ... it is not related to one's earning or efforts or life at all! Please don't buy the big corporations' craps on this. Something is a violation of copyright, simply because a certain law in the jurisdication doesn't allow that. Copyright is not necessarily a good thing. > However, IMHO, I would like to see more reference materials from > iranian treasures out on the web and hope the original copy right > holders agree with some less restrictive form of licensing so more > people benefit from it. That is the a good reason that copyrights are not necessarily a good thing. Let's say a popular author dies and leaves a very greedy family who don't give anyone the permission to republish his works unless each volume is sold at a million dollars. Is a law supporting that a good law? roozbeh _______________________________________________ PersianComputing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/persiancomputing