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Posted by Skip on 12/05/06 21:17
"PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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> "Skip" <shadowcatcher@cox.net> wrote in message
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>> "Colin B" <Colin B@cb.org> wrote in message
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>>> Now that it's easy to put your digital photographs and movies on to a
>>> video sharing site, such as "youtube", the question of whether copyright
>>> infringements really harm the copyright holders is now a hot topic. See,
>>> for example, the article titled:
>>>
>>> Youtube copyright infringements are not all bad for the copyright
>>> holders?
>>>
>>> http://fredhere.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> What do you think of the arguments in this blog? Should copyright
>>> holders take a broad view and tolerate copyright infringements on
>>> youtube as is suggested in this blog?
>>>
>>> See also the youtube site: http://www.youtube.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> Only if proper attribution is given by the person who posts the
>> copyrighted material. And, then, copyright infringement is arguable, at
>> that point.
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> Sorry, but that's absolutely, completely wrong. Attribution is irrelevant
> to infringement, except that if you acknowledge the copyright owner when
> you infringe, you've rendered yourself liable for intentional
> infringement.
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>> Too often, material is put up without attribution, and there's no way for
>> the viewer to hunt down and purchase the original, if so inclined.
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> Doesn't matter. There is absolutely no obligation on the part of a
> copyright owner to make his work of authorship available for others' use
> or purchase. "I didn't know who owned it" is not a defense to copyright
> infringement.
>
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You misunderstand me. I was only commenting on when it might be acceptable
to the owner of a copyright, or when infringement may be beneficial to the
holder. Not a comment on the overall acceptability. I've had images posted
by others and demanded, as a matter of principle, that they be removed.
--
Skip Middleton
www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
www.pbase.com/skipm
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