Sue Heim wrote: > Isn't that a little suit happy? Can't the speaker contact the someone > and ask for clarification of the entire point?
Taking someone's words and intentionally twisting them to make the opposite point is an egregious violation. Doing it for publication (and therefore for commercial profit) is reprehensible, and the writer deserves to be sued. I'm not one to head to court lightly, but if I were the preacher, I'd be lawyer shopping right now. > > BTW, copyright is proven only if you can prove WHEN you first provided > the content for public consumption. > Sorry, but that's not even close to true. Copyright obtains the moment you commit the words to a fixed form. Publication is irrelevant. In this case, though, a sermon is by definition a publication, and quoting (or in this case misquoting) from it is explicit acknowledgment of that. However, you cannot sue in federal court on the basis of copyright until you first register the copyright with the Library of Congress. Registration does not confer copyright, which already exists; it merely registers it. Your rights are stronger if you register before the infringement occurs rather than after; but you still have a slam-dunk case. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
