>99% of the info here is correct for most western
>countries - not just USA.
No it isn't! European IP laws are not similar to US IP law. The most obvious issue is 'fair use'. Your FAQ relates to the US alone and is incorrect.
>Anyway, this thread is dead - I think most people know
>what they're allowed to do or not, but at the time when I
>posted it, there were 3 "legal questions" threads
>underway - so i simply decided to answer them all in one.
If you absolutely have to 'answer' 'legal questions', then it would be helpful if you were able to do so accurately.
>Maybe when people start stealing your hundreds of hours of
>work as they have mine in the past,
They have and I sucesfully stopped them.
>you'll start taking a greater interest in informing the
>community of why stealing is wrong.
I am all for informing the community, but a FAQ needs to be accurate or what's the point of making one.
Andy
>countries - not just USA.
No it isn't! European IP laws are not similar to US IP law. The most obvious issue is 'fair use'. Your FAQ relates to the US alone and is incorrect.
>Anyway, this thread is dead - I think most people know
>what they're allowed to do or not, but at the time when I
>posted it, there were 3 "legal questions" threads
>underway - so i simply decided to answer them all in one.
If you absolutely have to 'answer' 'legal questions', then it would be helpful if you were able to do so accurately.
>Maybe when people start stealing your hundreds of hours of
>work as they have mine in the past,
They have and I sucesfully stopped them.
>you'll start taking a greater interest in informing the
>community of why stealing is wrong.
I am all for informing the community, but a FAQ needs to be accurate or what's the point of making one.
Andy