Never over speed limit. Never use a copy maschine. Never record audio or
video. Fantastic. Or .......??????
Herleif
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: GTS-manual
> In your message dated: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:17:32 CDT,
> The pithy ruminations from Robert Wilson on
> <Re: GTS-manual> were:
> => My "copy" of the GTS manual purchased from Yamaha Canada stock has NO
> => copywrite messages anywhere on it.
>
> So what? IANAL, but as I understand it, the mere creation of any work,
> including this e-mail message, grants copyright privileges to the author
(in
> the absence of any other agreement, such as one that grants rights to your
> employer). Of course, without _registering_ that work for copyright
purposes,
> enforcement is difficult.
>
> The argument that just because you don't see a "Copyright 1994, Yamaha
Motor
> Corporation" statement that the book isn't copyright doesn't hold up. It's
kind
> of like saying that just because you didn't see the sign, the road you're
> riding on has no speed limit. You may not know what the limit is, just as
you
> may not know who holds the copyright on a particular work, but you're
probably
> aware that virtually every road has some speed limit, if only the default
> national limit (just as I hold copyright of this e-mail message, by
default).
>
> Of course, there are more works that are no longer copyrighted (due to age
or
> the creator explicitly giving up that right) than there are nice, fast,
twisty
> roads upon which the government has chosen not to place a speed limit. :)
>
> Mark
>
> =>
> => Robert
> =>
> => Adam Altman wrote:
> => >
> => > Expect a cease and desist form yamaha, since you are
> => > clearly breaking copyright. When you get it, cease
> => > and desist.
> => >
> => > Anyone know more IP law than me?
> => >
> => > Adam
> => > --- Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> => > > Herleif wrote:
> => > > >
> => > > > I scanned the manual in *.JPG-files.
> => > >
> => > > Hey Herleif,
> => > >
> => > > Good job! Can you give me an idea of how many mb's
> => > > (megs) the total
> => > > comes to? I've been talking to the guy that host's
> => > > my website and I
> => > > *may* have enough space to put them up. For ftp. Of
> => > > course. With
> => > > password access. And proof of ownership of original
> => > > manual. Covered by
> => > > Eisner's standard contract. ;^)
> => > >
> => > > Just kidding. But really, I may have some room. Does
> => > > anyone have
> => > > thoughts about litigious issues? Any thing
> => > > we/I/Herleif need/should be
> => > > concerned about?
> => > >
> => > > Brandon (Watching out for the "Dizzny Guyz")
> => >
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