Re: Permission to Use Comments?

2019-10-15 Thread Ron Tarrant via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Monday, 14 October 2019 at 15:36:44 UTC, Jesse Phillips wrote: Pretty sure since this is a public forum, legally you just need to reference your sources (if even that). Asking permission is just polite. Well, yes and no. According to the FTC (U.S.) and the Federal Competition Bureau

Re: Permission to Use Comments?

2019-10-15 Thread Ron Tarrant via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Tuesday, 15 October 2019 at 14:33:27 UTC, Russel Winder wrote: Not I. I am happy for comments I make regarding GtkDCoding on this email list to be used above my name on the GtkDCoding website. Thanks, Russel.

Re: Permission to Use Comments?

2019-10-15 Thread Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Mon, 2019-10-14 at 15:36 +, Jesse Phillips via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote: […] > Pretty sure since this is a public forum, legally you just need > to reference your sources (if even that). Asking permission is > just polite. […] But the forum/email list does not have terms of use that

Re: Permission to Use Comments?

2019-10-15 Thread Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Mon, 2019-10-14 at 11:14 +, Ron Tarrant via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote: […] > 1) Does anyone know how copyright laws stand regarding reuse of > comments on a forum? IANAL, but… I believe emails, and I suspect forum posts, are copyright since they are literary works. Quoting them with

Re: Permission to Use Comments?

2019-10-14 Thread Jesse Phillips via Digitalmars-d-learn
On Monday, 14 October 2019 at 11:14:50 UTC, Ron Tarrant wrote: Hi all, I've been thinking about how to take GtkDcoding to the next level and one idea is to use (favourable) comments made here on the forum to help promote the blog. So, since I'm not clear on copyright law and how it affects