On Tue, 6 May 1997, Nabiki Tendo wrote:
<*>>After all, we _are_ committing copyright infringement here, are we not?
<*>
<*>Actually, Ki..K..Err....Argh, I don't remember the name.. I know at least
<*>one of the authors knows about it and complimented one of the authors, at
<*>any rate. There was some deal about it a while back.. It's really foggy
<*>right now though :/ Anyone else remember this or is my brain hopelessly
<*>scrambled?
Me! Me! ^_^ *glances around at the horde/hoard of eyes.. er.. yeah... well..
maybe poached..
<*>Also, technically, if you look at it we aren't commiting copyright
<*>infringment- We don't sell fanfiction, it's not created to promote any
<*>products or anything (Baka Cola does -not- count) and it's not in the same
<*>medium, say, television or professional manga formats (unless you count the
<*>KOR novels). Not to mention the disclaimers so many people put in their
<*>fics, I think so long as the creators and rights are mentioned, they really
<*>couldnt get anyone on anything..
Actually.. ^^;; *feeling REAL squirmish about counter what the Pizza-Slayer
has said.. :)*
Copyright infringement has little or nothing to do with selling. It is the
reproduction or use of an idea, item, design, etc.. without permission and/or
due credit to the creator.
For instance, if we were to rip off.. er.. I meant, copy Windows95 or anyother
of the operating systems out there and GIVE the copies to friends and/or
people, we aren't selling it, and we are giving due credit to the creators,
but we ARE commiting violations of the copyright law. {The above example is, I
believe, called pirating in case ~some~ people didn't know ^_-}
This WAS brought up on the list a while back. The case was something like
this.. {not verbatim and sure as heck not infallible. :p}
If you were to write a fanfic using someone else's creation, and you do so,
it's okay until the original author complains and tells you not to.
If this happens, not much will happen to you except perhaps hurt feelings a
bruised pride. ;)
However, if you had asked for permission, but were denied, but you STILL went
ahead to write the fanfic using the author's works, then the author, if they
value their copyright and works, will be forced to sue the person in court.
If the original author did not, then he/she would lose rights to the
copyright. Legally, that is. ;)
<*>-Slightly flattened pizza, anyone? anyone?
<*>-N
*smiles* anytime, anywhere, anyway. :p
<*> ---------------------------
<*> High preistess-Church of SD
<*> ---------------------------
<*> Marla "Pizza Slayer" Miner
<*> THE LOST P-CHAN AVENGER!
Wing. [ Wow.. wonder what the pizza casualties are now.. :p ]
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