--- Beverly Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you buy one of my music CDs, does that give you > the right to copy it for > your friends?
> But until it is > released into the public domain, I also have a > responsibility to try to make > sure that the content of the Powerbooks list is > legal, and the offer in > question was not. Actually, if you offered your music for free to begin with, you have ipso facto released it to public domain, which, like the updates, makes it quite legal to distribute. Copyright law is quite clear on this. A better example than what you cite: Films adapted from Shakespeare or any other public domain work do not have to get permission from authors living or dead to be produced and distributed, and pay no royalties. The updates were free. Always. That makes them legal to distribute. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
