> What on earth is this about? I just read the inside cover of my *istDS
> Operating Manual, ("page 0?"), and it states the following:
>
> >Images taken using the *istDS that are for anything other than personal
> >enjoyment
> >cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in
the
> >Copyright Act. Please take care, as there are even cases where
limitations are
> >placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during
demonstrations,
> >industrial enterprise or as items for display. Images taken for the
purpose of
> >obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside the scope of use of the
> >copyright
> >as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care should be taken here also.My guess is that they're trying to cover their butts. Suppose you tried to take a picture of a factory and the factory goons had you arrested for industrial espionage or something. The statement in the manual (possibly) means you can't sue Pentax for not warning you that certain subjects are off limits. Tom Reese
