May I kindly ask you to stop sulking and stomping!? One Vam is enough. And if you don't see any reason to argue I would like to refer you to Ian's posting guidelines which demand the opposite.
Molly, I wish you all the money in the world if that makes you sleep better at night. But for the future, please refrain from any "when I succeeded to let go, money came to me on miraculous ways" or something like this. On 17 Jan., 15:40, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > To be perfectly clear, and as I have said many times before, my > services are not sold from the blog, I have never had a referal or > book sale directly related to the blog, and from the beginning of my > participation in ME (2007), although all folks here may not recall, > some seem to,others don't, I openly asked and individually asked for > permission to use the comments here. The blog itself is a means to > explore ideas and engage dialogue on meaningful concepts. I cross > posts the threads in various groups across the web, a perfectly > acceptable practice on the internet. Anyone ever expressing > resistance, including gabbydot, is no longer included on the blog, > their wishes respected. > > As there is much contentiousness in this tread about anything posted > it seems, I will check out now. Thanks to all for your support, I > don't see any reason to argue. > > On Jan 17, 8:21 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > No, Allan, I am still disagreeing with you. The opera is not about > > being right or left but about me myself and I. Yet the great honour > > that you feel attracted to is directly linked to the ME ME ME. > > > You're right, Molly never directly wronged any ME member. Just like > > it's not wrong to sell your sweets with a big fat sticker saying "0% > > fat!". I didn't know what she was doing until her practice became a > > public issue here. Only then I realized that she published articles > > here to gather selected content that she would publish under her own > > blog name. The image that the blog creates, is of course of monetary > > value when it comes to selling her own services. > > > I have learned to become more care careful about the context in which > > I set my data. You will find a blank space behind my educational > > background on facebook, for example. MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :-) > > > On 17 Jan., 12:36, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > SD > > > Molly has never wronged any member of ME to my knowledge. ME is about > > > sharing ideas and concepts (I know some members don't think so) ,, and if > > > you put it up in the group well all I can say is good luck in court. I > > > have > > > read you violating the copyright of others.. > > > > Personally if some one expands on some of my thoughts it is a great honour > > > to have contributed to society. I think there is far to much of the great > > > right wing republican opera being sung... (Spraying throat preparing to > > > sing..) me, me, me, ME, ME, MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. > > > Allan > > > > On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I wouldn't know but found articlestree.com on the wiki site and went > > > > there to discover the YouTube issue. > > > > > I think internet piracy and infringement is going to take place > > > > because we are in International waters where anything goes and > > > > establishing liability, initiating prosecution procedures that > > > > culminate to a satisfactory end are highly unlikely. Its not much > > > > different from the phishing scams originating out of foreign > > > > countries. What are we to do about someone in Nigeria pirating our > > > > work, zilch! > > > > > On Jan 16, 8:59 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The above citation was (as referenced parenthetically) from the last > > > > > thread on the subject, and the words were gruff's, not mine, and I am > > > > > not sure where he got the legal sitings. > > > > > > I do not use any comments when a participant has requested that I do > > > > > not. > > > > > > On Jan 16, 8:34 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > The unauthorized use of text content can be a form of copyright > > > > > > infringement. It is common on the world wide web for text to be > > > > > > copied > > > > > > from one site to another without consent of the author. Roberta > > > > > > Beach > > > > > > Jacobson criticizes the misappropriation of writers' work by > > > > > > websites > > > > > > in her article Copyrights and Wrongs. This article was added to > > > > > > articlestree.com[8] on November 27, 2001; ironically, it has since > > > > > > been copied to hundreds of websites,[9] many of them claiming > > > > > > copyright over the work or charging money to access it. > > > > > > > 8 ^ Jacobson, Roberta Beach (2001-11-27). "Copyrights and Wrongs". > > > >www.articlestree.com.http://www.articlestree.com/copywriting/copyrigh..... > > > > .. > > > > > > Retrieved 2007-04-07. > > > > > > 9 ^ "Results 1 - 10 of about 371 for "Roberta Beach Jacobson" > > > > > > "Copyrights and Wrongs"".www.google.com. > > > >http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Roberta+Beach+Jacobs....... > > > > > > Retrieved 2007-04-07. > > > > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement#Text > > > > > > > It wasn't an intention to establish lawsuit but merely a cease and > > > > > > desist declaration. "Potentially" a compilation of copied texts can > > > > > > form a published work with all copyright reservations thereby > > > > > > rendering it as having monetary value. You could easily compile > > > > > > (not > > > > > > implying intent) the copied ME posts and put together any form of > > > > > > marketable material. Establishing reserved rights to my personal > > > > > > work > > > > > > gives me the opportunity to compile my own work for integration > > > > > > within > > > > > > another body of material, therefore the work does have monetary > > > > > > value > > > > > > when considering authorship aside from the what you have labeled as > > > > > > a > > > > > > diminutive value of personal ego. The laws are complex and subject > > > > > > to > > > > > > a myriad of interpretations adding to the difficulty of establishing > > > > > > laws concerning electronic information and the copying and exchange > > > > > > of > > > > > > such information. Who would buy books if they were just so easy to > > > > > > copy from some Internet site? This is the crux of the matter. > > > > > > > Consider YouTube's use of and distribution of material and the > > > > > > implications. (scroll down for the article) > > > > > > >http://www.articlestree.com/Legal/youtube-could-be-liable-for-copyrig. > > > > .. > > > > > > > Again it is simply a cease and desist declaration not a prelude to > > > > > > legal remedies for infringement nor is it a complaint as perceived > > > > > > by > > > > > > Twirlip in the post above. I think you understand that. > > > > > > > On Jan 16, 6:54 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > To be completely accurate, I began at Minds Eye asking individuals > > > > for > > > > > > > permission, was told by the Mods that was not necessary because > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > posts here were public domain, so stopped. Sometime later, the > > > > public > > > > > > > domain issue was challenged, and copyright/fair use laws > > > > > > > concerning > > > > > > > cross posting and copying the Minds Eye posts were discussed > > > > > > > again. > > > > > > > Truth is, there are many sites that pull these discussions with an > > > > rss > > > > > > > feed and are used only for advertising. My blog is different than > > > > > > > that, I make no money from it, and use it to create discussion and > > > > > > > develop ideas. I change fictitious names to real names when I > > > > > > > know > > > > > > > them with permission and in respect because I think we are all > > > > > > > adults > > > > > > > with adult names in the discussions. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Twirlip, for your permission. > > > > > > > > Applicable fair use and copyright law (taken from our last > > > > > > > discussion > > > > > > > as referenced by the members here - thanks again) > > > > > > > > 17 USC Sec. 102 holds your answer. TITLE 17 - COPYRIGHTS, > > > > > > > CHAPTER 1 > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT, Sec. 102. Subject matter of > > > > > > > copyright: In general > > > > > > > (a) Copyright protection subsists, in accordance with this > > > > > > > title, > > > > > > > in original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > expression, now known or later developed, from which they can > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either > > > > > > > directly > > > > > > > or with the aid of a machine or device. Works of authorship > > > > > > > include > > > > > > > the following categories: > > > > > > > (1) literary works; > > > > > > > (2) musical works, including any accompanying words; > > > > > > > (3) dramatic works, including any accompanying music; > > > > > > > (4) pantomimes and choreographic works; > > > > > > > (5) pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works; > > > > > > > (6) motion pictures and other audiovisual works; > > > > > > > (7) sound recordings; and > > > > > > > (8) architectural works. > > > > > > > This is the raw law. Let me point you tohttp:// > > > > uscode.house.gov/download/pls/17C1.txt > > > > > > > which along with the above law also has the historical and > > > > > > > revision > > > > > > > notes which describe what the law is intended to encompass and > > > > > > > how it > > > > > > > should be interpreted. > > > > > > > n top of the above is what you can do if the copyright of > > > > > > > something > > > > > > > of which you have been the original author is violated -- about > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > you can do is send them a cease and desist order, which if they > > > > > > > snubbed you could go to a court of equity to force them into > > > > > > > compliance. But you couldn't sue them for monetary damages > > > > > > > because > > > > > > > there would be none. First of all, in posting on a forum such as > > > > > > > this > > > > > > > you have no expectation of profits so there is nothing to sue for. > > > > > > > There are four elements to a lawsuit. There has to be a duty > > > > > > > (such > > > > > > > as > > > > > > > not to steal someone else's work and represented it as your own), > > > > > > > then > > > > > > > there has to be a breach of that duty (such as that person taking > > > > > > > your > > > > > > > words and using them as their own), then that breach has to be the > > > > > > > proximate cause (the most direct result) of damages which you > > > > > > > suffered. Since you had no intention to reap a gain from your > > > > > > > words > > > > > > > here, there was no loss except to your ego which is not a > > > > > > > compensable > > > > > > > item. > > ... > > Erfahren Sie mehr »
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