Posted by doc on 01/10/45 11:42

if one is knowing violating the copyright law, i don't think the proper term
is OP but PERP, for perpatrator, that's the legal term at least.

drd

"Rick Merrill" <rickZERODOTmerrill@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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> PTravel wrote:
>> "Rick Merrill" <rickZERODOTmerrill@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>>>PTravel wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Rick Merrill" <rickZERODOTmerrill@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>jdurham wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I need to get some footage off the Passion movie for my church. How
>>>>>>can
>>>>>>I rip that footage off of the DVD?
>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>Jason
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Open the DVD under Windows XP, drag the *.VOB files to your
>>>>>hard drive (eg \temp ) and use the Womble MPEG Video Wizard
>>>>>(30 free trial) to extract the bits you want - I am assuming that you
>>>>>will make "fair use" of the clips, including giving
>>>>>credit to Mel Gibson, et al.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>1. There's nothing in the post that indicates the proposed use would
>>>>come under fair use. There is no such thing as an, "it's for God"
>>>>exception to copyright infringement.
>>>>
>>>>2. Attribution is irrelevant to a determination of fair use, and only
>>>>serves as an admission of intentional copyright infringement.
>>>
>>>
>>>Have you got a gun?
>>
>>
>> As a matter of act, I do. What has that got to do with this thread?
>>
>
> Apparently you always shoot from the hip.
>
>
>>
>>>1 - I said I "assumed" this on my own responsibility. Hope that's ok by
>>>u.
>>
>>
>> Assumed what? I corrected a couple of misstatements of law, that's all.
>>
>>
>>>2 - Attribution is necessary to avoid simple plagiarism.
>>
>>
>> "Simple plagiarism" isn't against the law, and doesn't result in
>> liability. Copyright infringement is against the law, and can result in
>> significant liability. Churches can and have been sued for infringement
>> before. Attribution doesn't mitigate either damages or liability, and
>> only serves as an admission of intentional infringement.
>>
>
> You are impuning the OP's motives with no evidence, just so you can
> pontificate.

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