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Re: [OM] copyright issues

Subject: Re: [OM] copyright issues
From: John Hudson <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 10:31:36 -0700
 John Cwiklinski wrote:
> 
> >I took a brief look at US copyright law and I'm not convinced that
> >taking a picture of an object that is copyrighted is a violation of
> >that right. Copyright means that you can't copy the object. A
> >photograph is not a copy of any three dimensional object. I don't see
> >the basis for any of this. I will continue to investigate however...
> 
> You are very wrong! I suggest you do as you propose, then post it, i.e. on
> the web. You will find out very quickly about copyrights, trademarks and
> patent infringement. "Copy" is defined extensively, including "taking a
> picture". Good luck and request an E-mail address from San Quentin or
> Leavenworth.

I suppose that in a nation where there is one lawyer for every 400
people the legal profession has to look for every angle to keep itself
in business!


jh

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