Re: [Flightgear-devel] FYI: EFF fights for the rights of 3D modellers against bogus trademark claims

2008-04-11 Thread LeeE
On Thursday 10 April 2008 15:46, Ralf Gerlich wrote: Hi! LeeE wrote: [...], there should be nothing to prevent a photographer from taking a photograph of the Eiffel Tower lights and exhibiting it to others, as long as they don't do so for profit, because it's their personal view and

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FYI: EFF fights for the rights of 3D modellers against bogus trademark claims

2008-04-11 Thread Ove Kaaven
LeeE skrev: I was thinking more along the lines of publicly displaying the photo in an exhibition, which I don't think could be regarded as distribution, I suspect the RIAA and MPAA would disagree... as opposed to selling copies of it, which would be classed as distribution.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FYI: EFF fights for the rights of 3D modellers against bogus trademark claims

2008-04-11 Thread LeeE
On Friday 11 April 2008 12:17, Ove Kaaven wrote: LeeE skrev: I was thinking more along the lines of publicly displaying the photo in an exhibition, which I don't think could be regarded as distribution, I suspect the RIAA and MPAA would disagree... as opposed to selling copies of it,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FYI: EFF fights for the rights of 3D modellers against bogus trademark claims

2008-04-11 Thread Ralf Gerlich
LeeE wrote: On Friday 11 April 2008 12:17, Ove Kaaven wrote: LeeE skrev: I was thinking more along the lines of publicly displaying the photo in an exhibition, which I don't think could be regarded as distribution, I suspect the RIAA and MPAA would disagree... Why are we discussing the term

[Flightgear-devel] FYI: EFF fights for the rights of 3D modellers against bogus trademark claims

2008-04-10 Thread Melchior FRANZ
http://www.johnmacneill.com/WWII_Bomber.html http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/04/liberate-b-24-liberator m. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FYI: EFF fights for the rights of 3D modellers against bogus trademark claims

2008-04-10 Thread LeeE
On Thursday 10 April 2008 11:33, Melchior FRANZ wrote: http://www.johnmacneill.com/WWII_Bomber.html http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/04/liberate-b-24-liberator m. Thanks for posting that. I think the EFF article has the best take on it - it was not appropriate grant the term B-24 as a

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FYI: EFF fights for the rights of 3D modellers against bogus trademark claims

2008-04-10 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* LeeE -- Thursday 10 April 2008: Thanks for posting that. BTW: the discussion about the first link is also interesting: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/21/wwii-bomber-trademar.html m. - This SF.net email is sponsored