Re: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA

2005-11-22 Thread Steve Garfield
I would suggest consulting a lawyer. Also, read this: http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/faq-ip.php Where it says, in part: Questions About Copyright I found something interesting on someone else's blog. May I quote it? Yes. Short quotations will usually be fair use, not copyright infringement.

Re: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
iginal Message - From: Steve Garfield To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA I would suggest consulting a lawyer.Also, read this:http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/faq-ip.phpWhere it says, in part:"Qu

Re: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA

2005-11-22 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Randolfe Wicker wrote: It's just not good net-etiquette to copy and paste entire articles. The article is not yours to publish. I'm not great on etiquette. I subscribe to the New York Times. Anyone can access articles from the last five days for free. If I am creating a discussion thread

Re: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA

2005-11-22 Thread Joan Khoo
I can't speak for everyone but I always have to remind myself that blogging is in fact a method of publishing. Which is why copyright laws matter. It's not a matter of just sharing with your friends, it's sharing to the world and that's what infringes copyright. It doesn't matter if its the

[videoblogging] Re: GUBA

2005-11-21 Thread Steve Watkins
There are many different sites on the internet that offer a web interface to binary newsgroup (usenet) posts. However, most of the files on usenet have nothing to do with videoblogging, they are largely copyrighted material, eg films and tv shows, that should not be redistributed on the internet

Re: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA

2005-11-21 Thread Deirdre Straughan
Steve has many good points. I used to monitor software piracy for the consumer software company I worked for. When our software got uploaded to the Usenet, that was clear and egregious abuse, but there wasn't much we could do about it. The usenet catalogs seed each other, so even if one

Re: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA

2005-11-21 Thread Randolfe Wicker
, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message - From: Steve Watkins To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 8:22 AM Subject: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA