And just so people know... the US and a different county (notably Canada) do have different regulations regarding this - but if a Foreign copy enters the US it has to abide by US laws.
Is there still some sort of protection in regards to educational use... and a certian percentage over which they consider the info no longer a quote? I know there is in Canada; and there used to be in the states, but the US made some revisions recently (in the last couple years) and may have done away with the it. -Sue --- Matthew Ludivico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have to say this whole topic is pretty much spam > to this thread. > I'd suggest Googling the copyright FAQ that the US > government puts out: > http://www.copyright.gov/faq.html > > Basically there are no 'feel good' consumer > protection aspects to copyright law. It's to > protect the artist so they can go into business. > The only exceptions are "fair use" which exists to > keep copyright law from infringing upon free speech, > and software which can be infinitely backed up > legally. > > "Ripping" or converting to different media forms is > an infringement unless you receive authorization > from the copyright holder (e.g. the "Permission to > photocopy" phrase). The only consolation is that if > you make less than 10 copies, it isn't a felony, but > anyone can be taken to civil court for damages for > up to $10,000 per incident for making only one > unauthorized copy. If it involved peer-to-peer, or > 10 copies or more, it is a felony. > > That's all folks!!!! Just remember what happened > to TSR when they got pissy on the internet against > their fans publishing D&D fan-fics and fan-worlds > (technically copyright infringements)----they lost > business and had to sell to WoTC in the end. > _________________________________________________________________ > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with > Windows Live Messenger. > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_042008_______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l > _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
