Recent content by bokkiedog

The threat came from the United States. There, fair use encompasses: ?quotation of excerpts in a review or criticism for purposes of illustration or comment; quotation of short passages in a scholarly or technical work, for illustration or clarification of the author?s observations; use in a...

LDKJ: which Copyright Act is that? And in which country?

LDKJ: Why isn't intellectual property just as much property in the same sense as real property is also property? Doesn't intellectual property share all the hallmarks of real property (e.g., ownership, exclusiveness, transferability, etc.)? No. You've fallen victim to a classic...

LDKJ: Legally: look up fair use / fair dealing. He used illustrated excerpts and linked directly to the source. A more orthodox example of fair use / fair dealing I find it difficult to imagine. No court would have even entertained the case. Morally: copyright was intended to promote...

Greg Tito: "stealing someone's copyrighted material is not only illegal but also a huge professional discourtesy" a) Using the word "stealing" is a pathetic bit of propagandist nonsense which is a large part of the problem. Copyright law has nothing to do with commonlaw theft - it is to do...