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RE: Machina Dynamica (aka Geoff Kait) infringes on my intellectual property

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Audioquest4life

In Reply to: RE: Machina Dynamica (aka Geoff Kait) infringes on my intellectual property posted by Len_ on July 23, 2007 at 08:41:56

I suggest someone start reading these documents:

http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ38a.pdf

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/copyright/basics.htm

I am studying business law and specifically internet copyright issues. Intellectual property (IP) created by someone and posted on the internet belongs to the owner or originator, plain and simple. Permission must be sought to post IP to other sites. There are some ways people can post IP legally, however, I am not going to cover that here. School is out tonight.

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Audioquest4life

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Many sites clearly state that all posted there is their property to use as they wish. - jneutron 13:45:04 07/23/07 (6)
When a site requires registration to post, it is clearly spelled out.

Cheers, John
- RE: Many sites clearly state that all posted there is their property to use as they wish. - Len_ 13:48:23 07/25/07 (3)
  I don't know of any online community that requires you to surrender your copyrights as a condition for posting. Some will require you to agree to specific uses (such as using your material to promote their website only on their website). Blanket forfeiture of your copyright is unreasonable and unheard of.
  - Here's AH's rule.. - jneutron 06:57:44 07/26/07 (2)
    IMPORTANT: All posts made in the Audioholics Forums become and remain the property of Audioholics (previously copyrighted works notwithstanding - which are illegal to post in the forums). Membership is optional and we reserve the right to keep, delete, modify or otherwise manipulate and/or publish any photos, text or data submitted to these forums. If you want something kept private, don't publish it in a public forum!
    
    Did you copyright the material in question??
    
    John
    - RE: Here's AH's rule.. - Len_ 10:03:39 07/26/07 (1)
      John,
      Any material that you originally create is automatically copyrighted per the Berne Copyright Convention. You don't need to file with the US (or any government for that matter) copyright office in order to copyright a material. FYI: this post of mine was copyrighted the nanosecond I wrote it. So was your's.
      Audioholics rules are unreasonable and legally ambiguous. I would hesitate to post content I wish protected on a discussion forum with such an irrational and unclear set of rules. I visited their website to read their FAQs. It's clear - by the content and colloquial lexicon - whoever wrote it has little legal knowledge. They really should get a professional to review their rules. It would open a can of worms should they get sued.
      
      Edits: 07/26/07 07/26/07
      - Very informative. Thank you. - jneutron 06:24:24 07/27/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Here's AH's rule.. posted by Len_ on July 26, 2007 at 10:03:39
        
        I'm glad I followed this thread down the lane..
        
        Cheers, John
- RE: Many sites clearly state that all posted there is their property to use as they wish. - Bruce from DC 14:06:19 07/23/07 (1)
  This site's rules license other inmates to use a post, but only on this site. In other words, if you post a review of the "Supersonic" amplifier here, as a condition for posting, you license other inmates to use any or all of that review, but only in their posts here. So, if the manufacturer of the Supersonic amplifier wants to quote your review here in its promotional materials, it has to get permission.
  - From whom? - bjh 14:16:18 07/23/07 (0)
    "... if the manufacturer of the Supersonic amplifier wants to quote your review here in its promotional materials, it has to get permission."
    
    From whom? ... permission from the AA, or permssion from the member, or both?
    
    (I realize not directly related to the issue at hand, just curious.)
    
    No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
No "Fair Use" any more? nt - clarkjohnsen 12:15:19 07/23/07 (8)
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- You don't know what fair use is. - j_thunders 06:47:23 07/24/07 (0)
  And a writer, no less.
- It doesn't meet section 107..nt - jneutron 13:27:08 07/23/07 (1)
  nt
  - Aha! nt - clarkjohnsen 13:33:18 07/23/07 (0)
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- How about Jodie Foster's picture being used as a quasi-endorsement - powermatic 12:24:30 07/23/07 (0)
  on his A'gon ad?
  
  Unless there's specific written permission from the Yale grad/20mil per movie actress, I'm pretty sure that's illegal, 'Fair Use' or not.
- RE: No "Fair Use" any more? nt - Len_ 12:22:29 07/23/07 (0)
  Fair use exist. What Geoff did would not qualify for this exception.
- RE: No "Fair Use" any more? nt - brinkamnn 12:20:21 07/23/07 (2)
  What's fair about stealing a picture? If that's fair I'd LOVE to come to your house to browse some of the delicious lp's you have. There's some things I could use. Fair enough?
  - RE: No "Fair Use" any more? nt - brinkamnn 12:29:02 07/23/07 (0)
    Hee hee fair enough! It's Steve Osborn Clark. Long time no see. I shall never forgive you for getting me into this mess back in 1991.
    
    I have browsed before and may yet browse again!
  - You'd be welcome to browse through any of my LPs or CDs. But first... - clarkjohnsen 12:25:59 07/23/07 (0)
    ...you'd have to identify yourself, which apparently you don't care to do. So, no go.
    
    clark

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