Copyrights on posts
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Copyrights on posts
I cant find where the policy on post copyrights and whether I can copy/paste and send these to interested parties is at. I don't want to if there is an issue with that. Anyone?
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Unless Alex or Jaymz cut in to say otherwise, there is no policy in effect for that. If someone chooses to post here, it's of their own free will & becomes public domain. Whatever information you find here, feel free to copy & paste to whomever you wish. That's my take on it, at least.
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That would be my take on it as well. If you plan on publishing the info to a website or otherwise though a footnote giving the original author credit is the best way to go, that way you don't get yelled at later for stepping on someones toes... Just a suggestion.
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Jim, I'm sorry to say that you are partially correct (at least as I understand it). For print and photo mediums published on the internet the moment you place a copyright symbol with your name and date at the end of a peice and keep a record of those articles, dates and times for the publishing source.
A private internet site would have to be registered to hold copyrights (mine is, all content on my website is copyrighted to me). The newspaper I write for keeps all of that information for me in my name, but I also keep it myself for my own website. I could be incorrect as well, but this is how my editor has explained it to me. (and my stepmother who is a content editor for a textbook publishing company)
Last I checked Batlabs is NOT registered, at least not in the United States. So all information posted on Batlabs and the Batboard is considered "open source" and available for anyone to post, reprint, duplicate or otherwise.
So, if you have anything that you want to share but not have duplicated in any form... don't post it here. I don't mean to be rude like that, but I beleive part of the registration agreement states that you release the website against those liabilities. Administration here can get said registrations and say everything posted on the Batboard is copyright of the Batboard, but I doubt that would happen because 1> It would be a daunting task to log all of the content posted and keep it up (although I suppose you cna use the database to do that.) 2> that is actually a little unfair for the users here.
A private internet site would have to be registered to hold copyrights (mine is, all content on my website is copyrighted to me). The newspaper I write for keeps all of that information for me in my name, but I also keep it myself for my own website. I could be incorrect as well, but this is how my editor has explained it to me. (and my stepmother who is a content editor for a textbook publishing company)
Last I checked Batlabs is NOT registered, at least not in the United States. So all information posted on Batlabs and the Batboard is considered "open source" and available for anyone to post, reprint, duplicate or otherwise.
So, if you have anything that you want to share but not have duplicated in any form... don't post it here. I don't mean to be rude like that, but I beleive part of the registration agreement states that you release the website against those liabilities. Administration here can get said registrations and say everything posted on the Batboard is copyright of the Batboard, but I doubt that would happen because 1> It would be a daunting task to log all of the content posted and keep it up (although I suppose you cna use the database to do that.) 2> that is actually a little unfair for the users here.
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I think Jim has the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) trademarks ® confused with The Library of Congress Copyright Office copyrights ©. Copyright registration is optional, unless you are going to sue someone in court. There is more information in their FAQ.
http://www.uspto.gov/
http://www.copyright.gov/
As JAYMZ pointed out, there are also lots of other considerations to take into account. I think that if you need to know the answer, you need to ask a lawyer or legal expert.
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BTW, is the Library of Congress Copyright Office LOCCO
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http://www.uspto.gov/
http://www.copyright.gov/
As JAYMZ pointed out, there are also lots of other considerations to take into account. I think that if you need to know the answer, you need to ask a lawyer or legal expert.
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BTW, is the Library of Congress Copyright Office LOCCO
?[Not to add to the confusion here, but years ago I was reading info on copyrights, and using this information to my benefit told me that any original work by the author in the U.S is covered under the copyright laws, as there is no formal registration required for work to be protected.
The only area that raises cause for concern is that the original author should retain the rough drafts of said work as proof of 'ownership' should said work be challenged in court.
All magazines, books and newsprint are automatically copyright protected as they are original works and were never 'intended' to be circulated in the public domain without the express written consent of the publisher/copyright holder.
Photographs also fall into this area as well, as photo labs will NOT reprint pictures that can not be proven to be owned by you, which is where the rough draft would help in this matter.
Digital images are also covered under copyright protection.
Essentially all original works of any media have copyright protection for the owner of said works, but one should always retain proof to back up this claim as well, if for no other reason than to add another layer of CYA.
That's my take on this subject.....
Thank you!
[there's no need to bold your statements. Please refrain from doing so out of curtesy for other users.... -Alex]
The only area that raises cause for concern is that the original author should retain the rough drafts of said work as proof of 'ownership' should said work be challenged in court.
All magazines, books and newsprint are automatically copyright protected as they are original works and were never 'intended' to be circulated in the public domain without the express written consent of the publisher/copyright holder.
Photographs also fall into this area as well, as photo labs will NOT reprint pictures that can not be proven to be owned by you, which is where the rough draft would help in this matter.
Digital images are also covered under copyright protection.
Essentially all original works of any media have copyright protection for the owner of said works, but one should always retain proof to back up this claim as well, if for no other reason than to add another layer of CYA.
That's my take on this subject.....
Thank you!
[there's no need to bold your statements. Please refrain from doing so out of curtesy for other users.... -Alex]
Again, I remind people that this is the internet - oppinions and interprations are out there in force, and who knows what one person thinks over another.
GET LEGAL ADVICE FROM SOMEWHERE - JUST NOT THE INTERNET!
There are a couple things to keep in mind here:
I would consider anything posted here to be in the public domain - if you post it here - there's nothing stopping anyone else from using it, reporoducing it, or otherwise doing something with it. If you were stupid enough to post it in public domain in the first place, well, sucks to be you.
However, I'd like to point out that there have been instances where I've gotten PM's from people before asking for photo's and other stuff to be taken down because they were origionals that they took - and at that point, its a) hard for me to proove who did what and took what photo's and b) the person has usually sent them out to several people saying oh hey, look at this. At that point, if you don't say - don't share with the rest of the billions of people on the internet - oh well. I'm not the copyright police, make your friend buy you a beer for the misunderstanding.
Either way - I would like to see credit given where credit is due. Post a link, username, etc, and give the OP who you took the information from the respect they deserve for their time. If you reposted from somewhere else - post a link to that board (providing they don't offer up any prohibited stuff here... *cough rss cough*. It's common curtesy.
With that in mind - enjoy, and remember - this is the internet. Priviledged and Confidential don't really exist in a public forum.
-Alex
GET LEGAL ADVICE FROM SOMEWHERE - JUST NOT THE INTERNET!
There are a couple things to keep in mind here:
I would consider anything posted here to be in the public domain - if you post it here - there's nothing stopping anyone else from using it, reporoducing it, or otherwise doing something with it. If you were stupid enough to post it in public domain in the first place, well, sucks to be you.
However, I'd like to point out that there have been instances where I've gotten PM's from people before asking for photo's and other stuff to be taken down because they were origionals that they took - and at that point, its a) hard for me to proove who did what and took what photo's and b) the person has usually sent them out to several people saying oh hey, look at this. At that point, if you don't say - don't share with the rest of the billions of people on the internet - oh well. I'm not the copyright police, make your friend buy you a beer for the misunderstanding.
Either way - I would like to see credit given where credit is due. Post a link, username, etc, and give the OP who you took the information from the respect they deserve for their time. If you reposted from somewhere else - post a link to that board (providing they don't offer up any prohibited stuff here... *cough rss cough*. It's common curtesy.
With that in mind - enjoy, and remember - this is the internet. Priviledged and Confidential don't really exist in a public forum.
-Alex
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I was told (warned) by some software developers that if you send an email text/attachment using yahoo (or was it hotmail) to someone with a poem or software you wrote that somewhere in the fine details of the agreement, yahoo claim/retain copyright of that original material.
If they automatically claimed copyright on everything passing through them, then software piracy would be an issue to them, as it is.
I expect they claim copyright because they archive every peice of everything that passes through them (including private), and they couldn't legally do that unless they were the copyright owners.
Now if pirate warez is being traded and they're archiving it, they're also retaining copies of pirate warez and in violation, willfully or not, of the digital millenium copyright act.
Plausable??
If they automatically claimed copyright on everything passing through them, then software piracy would be an issue to them, as it is.
I expect they claim copyright because they archive every peice of everything that passes through them (including private), and they couldn't legally do that unless they were the copyright owners.
Now if pirate warez is being traded and they're archiving it, they're also retaining copies of pirate warez and in violation, willfully or not, of the digital millenium copyright act.
Plausable??
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I doubt Yahoo or any electronic mail service could legally claim ownership of anything, since they are a 'service' only.
Federal copyrights are retained only by the original author/s, and can't be taken by a company simply through use of their service, I'd love to see the trial based on that one myself!
As you stated, the posession and storage of warez and pirated RSS stored on any server would be a violation, not to mention theft, which is already illegal...what are they going to claim ownership of then?
You can't 'own' something you never were entitled to in the first place, and taking or storing personal information without the owner knowing is still theft no matter how you slice it up, and they would be civilly liable to you for that stolen property, all because they created the theft while in 'transit', which is a federal crime in and of itself, so they would be guilty of federal wiretapping laws as well...Nope, they can't do it!
I doubt Yahoo or any electronic mail service could legally claim ownership of anything, since they are a 'service' only.
Federal copyrights are retained only by the original author/s, and can't be taken by a company simply through use of their service, I'd love to see the trial based on that one myself!
As you stated, the posession and storage of warez and pirated RSS stored on any server would be a violation, not to mention theft, which is already illegal...what are they going to claim ownership of then?
You can't 'own' something you never were entitled to in the first place, and taking or storing personal information without the owner knowing is still theft no matter how you slice it up, and they would be civilly liable to you for that stolen property, all because they created the theft while in 'transit', which is a federal crime in and of itself, so they would be guilty of federal wiretapping laws as well...Nope, they can't do it!