[DeTomaso] Copyright law
Ken Green
kenn_green at yahoo.com
Tue May 24 01:18:41 EDT 2016
I know a lot more about patents and trademarks, and the Internet has become the wild west of IP law.
I would think that because the "former poster" in fact posted the content and knowingly put it into a searchable data base, his only right would be against someone who copied and used the content in another fashion. What he is saying is something like telling everyone he ever sent an email or letter to that they now have to delete the email or destroy the letter. Maybe offer to send an email to all the forum members informing them that member X may sue them if they repost any of his posts?
The issue with stuff like this is that occasionally you run into a total jerk who threatens to sue. IP law suits are so expensive and stressful that you usually lose even if you win.
I can try to run this past an experienced IP litigator I know and see what he thinks. There should be case law by now that applies.
Ken
From: "kdb at kbyrnes.com" <kdb at kbyrnes.com>
To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Copyright law
Thanks Ken. The issue is a disgruntled former poster of the email list has sent me a request to purge every post he has made to the list. He is claiming he owns the copyright to anything he has written. Is he correct?
Thanks,Kurt
------ Original message------From: Ken GreenDate: Mon, May 23, 2016 11:27 PMTo: Kurt Byrnes;DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com;Subject:Re: [DeTomaso] Copyright law
Generally, you are not free to use a copyrighted work in its entirely, or substantial portions, but under the fair use, you can copy short sections of it if you are commenting on them, not reproducing the work as a whole. If it's something simple like a photo or painting, you cannot reproduce it in its original entirely, but I think there was a case where the court found that a low resolution thumb nail version of as copyrighted painting did not infringe because it would never be blown up and used as art.
This looks pretty good:
Using materials from the Internet
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Subject: [DeTomaso] Copyright law
If you or anyone you know could please advise me in regards to
copyrights of material posted to the list, please contact me ASAP! Sheesh!
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I know a lot more about patents and trademarks, and the Internet has
become the wild west of IP law.
I would think that because the "former poster" in fact posted the
content and knowingly put it into a searchable data base, his only
right would be against someone who copied and used the content in
another fashion. What he is saying is something like telling everyone
he ever sent an email or letter to that they now have to delete the
email or destroy the letter. Maybe offer to send an email to all the
forum members informing them that member X may sue them if they repost
any of his posts?
The issue with stuff like this is that occasionally you run into a
total jerk who threatens to sue. IP law suits are so expensive and
stressful that you usually lose even if you win.
I can try to run this past an experienced IP litigator I know and see
what he thinks. There should be case law by now that applies.
Ken
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From: "kdb at kbyrnes.com" <kdb at kbyrnes.com>
To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Copyright law
Thanks Ken. The issue is a disgruntled former poster of the email list
has sent me a request to purge every post he has made to the list. He
is claiming he owns the copyright to anything he has written. Is he
correct?
Thanks,
Kurt
------ Original message------
From: Ken Green
Date: Mon, May 23, 2016 11:27 PM
To: Kurt Byrnes[1];DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com;
Subject:Re: [DeTomaso] Copyright law
Generally, you are not free to use a copyrighted work in its entirely,
or substantial portions, but under the fair use, you can copy short
sections of it if you are commenting on them, not reproducing the work
as a whole. If it's something simple like a photo or painting, you
cannot reproduce it in its original entirely, but I think there was a
case where the court found that a low resolution thumb nail version of
as copyrighted painting did not infringe because it would never be
blown up and used as art.
This looks pretty good:
[2]Using materials from the Internet
[3]image
[4]Using materials from the Internet
Using materials from the Internet
[5]View on [6]copyright.lib.utexas.edu
Preview by Yahoo
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Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 1:41 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Copyright law
If you or anyone you know could please advise me in regards to
copyrights of material posted to the list, please contact me ASAP!
Sheesh!
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