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Michel
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Location: Norway
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 Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: Copyright issues WAS: How To Fly a Kitfox |
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On Oct 22, 2006, at 5:03 AM, <michaelgibbs(at)cox.net> wrote:
| Quote: | In the United States, you do not need to register a copyright with the
government to make it legal, therefore you cannot rely on whether or
not it is listed.
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It is the same in Norway, Mike, and I suppose, the same in most
westerly countries. I know e.g. that Singapore has different copyright
rules, (and probably North Korea  but, otherwise, you risk much by
copying, anywhere.
Many years ago, I was asked to appear in a trial, as an adviser,
regarding the copying of a yacht's hull. A very difficult case because
how do you define a hull shape? Looking at both line plan drawings, had
to give my opinion as to if one was the copy of the other, or if they
were two distinct drawings.
In typography, it is impossible to say if the shape of letters are a
copy or not. Therefore typographers copyright (or rather, ITC does it
for them) typeface names, only. That's why Macintosh had "Times" (they
paid for the right to use the name) while Microsoft had "Tms," a copy
of "Times." Hermann Zapf created the beautiful Optima typeface, but
printshops had mostly "Omega," a copy of it.
Cheers,
Michel
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Float Flyr
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Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:56 am Post subject: Copyright issues WAS: How To Fly a Kitfox |
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The most common way of retaining a copyright is to make a copy of what ever
it is you want to copyright, Place it in a sealed envelope and mail it to
yourself via registered mail. That way you have dates and signatures of the
postal clerk. When the letter arrives don't open it but put it in a safe
deposit box only to be opened in court if the need occurs. You can also get
the bank manager to sign the envelope before you put it in the box.
Any one else claiming copyright will have to come up with hard evidence that
they had a copy of item earlier than the witnessed one you put in the safe
deposit box.
There is some question with copyright on graphics. Some time ago a man
copied a stamp and put it on a T shirt. He was immediately charged with
copyright infringement, he won the case because of a little known part of
the law in the country where the first copyright was held. The original
copyright only extended to copies up to 2.5 times the size of the original
print. I don't think this loophole is in Canadian law but it was in
Newfoundland law, when Newfoundland was a separate Dominion.
Noel
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: Copyright issues WAS: How To Fly a Kitfox |
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In the United States and countries bound by treaty the following applies:
The way in which copyright protection is secured is frequently
misunderstood. No publication or registration or other action in the
Copyright Office is required to secure copyright. (See following note.)
There are, however, certain definite advantages to registration. See
"Copyright Registration."
This from: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wci The Us
Copyright Office.
In short if a person creates something it is protected. I guess technically
the video created by Dave is copyrighted automatically if he claims that
right.
A photographer ownes the right to each of his thousands of photographs and
a professional photographer usually puts a note on the photo to that effect.
To inundate the copyright office with paperwork on every photo ever taken
would bring that office to a quick halt.
Lowell
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Float Flyr
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:01 am Post subject: Copyright issues WAS: How To Fly a Kitfox |
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So true.... But you may have to prove in court that you are the one true
copyright holder. The sealed registered letter will do that.
As in the Case of Dave's videos if he were claiming copyright then he may
have to prove that he was the originator of the video if someone else
claimed the same thing.
Noel
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dave
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:16 am Post subject: Copyright issues WAS: How To Fly a Kitfox |
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hahaah I am the trailer park trash from the Kitfox trailerpark videos !!!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:30 am Post subject: Copyright issues WAS: How To Fly a Kitfox |
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Where's the trailer park ? All I see are open fields barns farm houses
etc.
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