On 20-Jun-06, at 6:57 PM, Brian Schott wrote:
A professional photographer friend of mine who is
NOT an attorney, said that copyright laws only prohibit one
from benefitting commercially from redistribution or
reproduction. The way I understood his interpretation of the
law, if an individual, not a company or an organization,
uses or makes available a copy for another individual to
use, without any money at all changing hands, then there is
no copyright infringement regardless of who holds the
copyright.
I too, am no expert, but wonder if this more liberal
interpretation is correct.
This is not the case. Moreover, a photographer should respect his
subject and be sure that his use of photographs respects individuals
included as subjects.
Refer to this link for simple explanations of this fallacy
(ironically referred to as a myth) and other common misconceptions
about the interpretation of copyright-- in particular how copyright
includes protection of how a work is used.
www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
If the ACM is distributing the books you want, their membership fees
are nominal and can be waived in case of financial hardship (if I
remeber correctly from their invitations for renewal).
The thread Mathematical Roots of J & more musings has been hijacked--
Is it too difficult to create a subject heading for a new thread?
Donna
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