On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:49:41 -0500, Norman wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Stefan Seifert writes: > > > > Norman Vine wrote: > > > So the question is > > > > > > 1: Are screenshots a result of running the program or > > > 2: Are screenshots a work based on the program > > > > > > I would argue (1) ..both are viable arguments in the "redlineit" case. Facts can be found by fetching the screen shots off both sites and md5sum etc them all. > > That's the point: it's arguable if it's 1 or 2. But wheter > > it's 1 or 2 putting the screen shots themselves under GPL is > > the safe way and I'd guess it's also the license that > > expresses the intentions of the FG community. > > Well I guess we could have the license burned on the screen > And into all snapshots :-) > > Seriously a screenshot is a result of running the program ..correct. > Now someone scraping pictures off of the FlightGear site > without giving credit is plagarasim at worst but .. ..exactly. Under copyright law, the question is, who ran the program to make, or "author" those screenshots? > It isn't a 'crime' as there is no restriction of any kind > on the web pages concerned ..other than copyright law, any and all licenses covering the content, and case law, under which we find the US "fair use" doctrine. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
