On 1/21/2015 2:54 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
John wrote:
Here's a link I found for UK law:
http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p01_uk_copyright_law
I think Malcom's intended use would fall under:
8. Acts that are allowed
Fair dealing is a term used to describe acts which are permitted to a
certain degree without infringing the work, these acts are:
Format shifting or back up of a work you own for personal use.
But again, IANAL.
I've also come across information saying that if you can't find the original
copyright holder, you can use orphan works rules stating that you don't have
copyright and the original holder is unknown, and be prepared to remove (say
from a website, the image identified as an orphan work), if the copyright
holder comes forward.
Then there is another piece which says that if you can't find the copyright
holder, you must assume permission isn't granted.
So there you go, what could be more straight forward.
Malcolm
I think the rules for "orphan works" are different in the UK & the US,
with the US rules being the more restrictive.
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