[gurps] Copyright spam

[Susan Koziel]

And just so people know... the US and a different
county (notably Canada) do have different regulations
regarding this - but if a Foreign copy enters the US
it has to abide by US laws.

Is there still some sort of protection in regards to
educational use... and a certian percentage over which
they consider the info no longer a quote? I know there
is in Canada; and there used to be in the states, but
the US made some revisions recently (in the last
couple years) and may have done away with the it.

-Sue

--- Matthew Ludivico <ludi999 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> I have to say this whole topic is pretty much spam
> to this thread.
> I'd suggest Googling the copyright FAQ that the US
> government puts out: 
> http://www.copyright.gov/faq.html
>  
> Basically there are no 'feel good' consumer
> protection aspects to copyright law.  It's to
> protect the artist so they can go into business. 
> The only exceptions are "fair use" which exists to
> keep copyright law from infringing upon free speech,
> and software which can be infinitely backed up
> legally.  
>  
> "Ripping" or converting to different media forms is
> an infringement unless you receive authorization
> from the copyright holder (e.g. the "Permission to
> photocopy" phrase).  The only consolation is that if
> you make less than 10 copies, it isn't a felony, but
> anyone can be taken to civil court for damages for
> up to $10,000 per incident for making only one
> unauthorized copy. If it involved peer-to-peer, or
> 10 copies or more, it is a felony.
>  
> That's all folks!!!!   Just remember what happened
> to TSR when they got pissy on the internet against
> their fans publishing D&D fan-fics and fan-worlds
> (technically copyright infringements)----they lost
> business and had to sell to WoTC in the end.
>
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