This is a current problem I am having. I am really getting
tired of these types of problems but what are we supposed
to do about it if we don't have legal representation? I
can't afford to send a lawyer after evey one of these that
I find. Usually a letter like the one below is enough to get
the images removed. Here it doesn't seem that that will work.
My question has to do with this statement:
>Additionally, according to Internet rulings -- as long as graphics are
>not sold and no profit is made from them, everything is royalty free.
>People use our graphics all the time and we are not concerned. In fact,
>we think of it as a compliment.
What internet ruling is she eluding to?
>Pambytes wrote:
>
>> Below is a copy of an e-mail that I sent to you on 9/8/98
>> for which I have not received any reply. In the off chance
>> that you did not receive it I am sending it again.
>>
>> Pam
>>
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >My name is Pam Gibson and I own a free graphics site at
>> >http://www.pambytes.com/
>> >
>> >One of my users pointed me to your site this morning when she
>> >had a question about ownership of some of the images that she
>> >found on both sites. You may not be aware that there are
>> > copyright restrictions on some of the images that you are
>> > featuring on your site. I found the following list of copyrighted
>> >images, owned by me, in your image archives.
>> >
>> >This is what I found:
>> >
>> >http://youonline.net/freebies/graphics/backgnds/back1.htm
>> >* http://youonline.net/freebies/graphics/backgnds/rosebord.gif
[Long list of pages and images snipped]
>> >Please remove these images at your earliest convenience.
>> >
>> >Thank you,
>> >
>> >Pam
>> ______________________________________________
>> Pam Gibson - Gibson Grafx http://www.ggrafx.com/
>> Free Web Graphics http://www.pambytes.com/
I received this reply from her this evening.
>Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 00:04:54 -0400
>From: Victoria Ring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Organization: YouOnLine.Net
>X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en] (Win95; I)
>To: Pambytes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: background images
>
>Images on our freebie pages were obtained from a CD Rom that we
>purchased on the internet. We have sent your inquiry to this company and
>are awaiting their reply. We had no intention of stealing any of your
>graphics. The CD Rom we purchased said the graphics were "royalty free"
>and we would be able to use them in any way we saw fit on the Internet,
>as long as we didn't sell them.
>
>Additionally, according to Internet rulings -- as long as graphics are
>not sold and no profit is made from them, everything is royalty free.
>People use our graphics all the time and we are not concerned. In fact,
>we think of it as a compliment.
>
>As soon as I hear from the company I will know what to do. Otherwise,
>the graphics will remain in tact since we are not violating any
>copyright laws.
>
>
>--
>Victoria Ring, Publisher, Writer and Designer
>http://youonline.net/
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>
>
>
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