boblq wrote:
On Tuesday 01 February 2005 12:41 am, Neil Schneider wrote:
Lief Hendrickson said:
Business Week Online
JANUARY 31, 2005
COVER STORY
Linux Inc.
Please don't post complete articles to the lists. This is a copyright
violation and could cause all of us grief. Excerpts are ok, at least
under my understanding of "fair use", with a URL for anyone interested
in reading the full article. KPLUG can't afford to be sued for
copyright violation, and unless you're incredibly rich, you probably
can't either.
Just as a practical question. When was the last time such a suit
happened? Please cite an example.
I think this concern absurd. I refuse to allow my life to be governed
by such fears.
Hi Bob,
You should always be careful about what you put on-line. I run a web
site for a non-profit that, without thinking about it, placed a historic
photo belonging to the San Diego Historical Society. SDHS notified
us VERY quickly that we had to remove the offending photo or suffer
the consequences. If we wanted to keep the photo there they would have
licensed it to us for big money.
I also was involved with mailing lists where people felt that they
were libeled. I was personally threatened with a lawsuit in one,
and actually sued in another. Truth is the single best defense for
libel, but you could go bankrupt defending yourself even if you
were in the right.
Regards,
Lew "Totally believing in Liability Umbrella Insurance" Wolfgang
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