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Hello John B: I have been so sad and depressed about this whole thing. I’ve
lost all motivation. It’s affecting my other work. I will
never make another educational website again. It’s just too much
work and it is not appreciated by many. So why bother…. But your letter was just what I needed to make me feel better. At
least now I know that somebody understood and appreciated what I was trying to
do. I was so looking forward for some interesting discussions on the
artists, the painting techniques, the materials and the dials themselves.
But that will never happen now. Instead we got a depressing discussion of
copyright laws and a lot of mean spirited emails. Worst of all, all those
wonderful photos that took me many years to collect are as good as lost now. Nobody
will ever see them all together like that again. That’s what really
upsets me. I haven't got over this yet and probably never will. But I really appreciated your kind and thoughtful letter and all the
investigations you did with your son. You are a good person. Your friend, John C From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, I didn't want to get into this, but I have to comment that here
we go again - stuff that definitely would not be a problem in person, that
would be easily worked out, turns into a problem on the internet because people
can't understand each other correctly from a few written words. We should
all know this by now. If you knew John C in person, you'd know he's just
trying to help the rest of us become better educated as to what's out
there. He's excited about educating us and he puts a great deal of effort
into it. I sure got educated! I had no idea all those wonderful
dial images were out there until John posted those images, and I never would
have unless he'd done it. We all owe John bigtime. Sure he says
stuff you might not like, in a manner you might not like (who doesn't do that
on occasion?), but you gotta realize he is putting it out there for comment and
is open to comment (as opposed to attack). Just like the rest of us
posting here. Hell, you want to see tactless, talk to _me_ some time, in
person! I'll show you tactless! Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 17
: Section
107
Section 107. Limitations on exclusive
rights: Fair use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include - (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
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