On Tuesday 24 May 2005 22:32, Shlomi Fish wrote:
> ... distributing a copy non-commercially isn't infringing on one's
> copyright,
Darn, Shlomi, are you keep mixing facts and fiction by accident
or are you trolling us?
Copyrights deals with distribution rights. If you distribute 1,000
copies of a song not copyrighted by you -- you infringed
the copyrights on this song even if you did it for charity.
[ even this isn't a theft, it is still an law breaking ]
The only thing copyrights has to do with "commercial" distribution
is in relation to "Fair Use". If you try to prove you acted
according to fair use -- than commercial distribution would
prevent this defense:
- Example for "traditional" Israeli law:
http://www.itpolicy.gov.il/topics_security/cr_law.htm
- For "modern" US law (you may want to look at section 107)
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/circ92.pdf
> because traditional copyright law does not allow the copyright
> holder to prohibit someone for doing that with a public work.
Ok, let's go REALLY traditional:
"the author and authors of any map, chart, book or books already
printed within these United States, being a citizen or citizens
thereof....shall have the sole right and liberty of printing,
reprinting, publishing and vending such map, chart, book or
books...."
Signed by George Washington on May 31, 1790
http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/firsts/copyright/
Now, please Shlomi, go and read some real law documents so we
can focus on the real problems (e.g: "eternal" copyrights,
patents on generic ideas [e.g: software], etc.)
Good night (or morning),
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