RUSS BLAKEMAN spoke thusly to: DALE WEIN
RB>On , Dale Wein wrote to Matthew Kiwala :
RB>DW> Hey this is very interesting! Since I also am involved in this
RB>DW> type of  work, maybe you could tell us more. It seems to me
RB>DW> that such items would  obviously be personnal. How could
RB>DW> someone have their  wedding/vacation/historical photos/personal
RB>DW> documents copyrighted? And if  they are copyrighted, and the
RB>DW> owner wants to have them scanned, how can  there be any type of
RB>DW> problem? Sincerely,  Dale dwcomm@aol.com 
RB>I don't think you're profiting from other's work, as you're
RB>charging for the copying, not selling duplicates of the
RB>copyrighted/licensed items.
   By federal law (which emanates from the Constitution) the ONLY 
person who may make copies as well as distribute them is the lawful 
holder of the copyright.
   Anyone in the chain of reproducing the work of another w/o express 
permission _WILL_ be held liable and subject to the statutory fines as 
well as any damages from a suit.
RB> If that were the case the people that put out copy machines 
RB>would have to have an attendant watching what you copy to 
RB>prevent them from being burned for infringement. 
   Not so at all.  The facilitator has no obligation whatsoever.  But 
you may have noticed the "warning" signs above copy machines in many 
of our public libraries about copying a copyrighted work.  It is the 
sole responsibility of the user of the machine, not the owner nor the 
manufacturer.
RB>Besides, a person has certain boundaries for using 
RB>copyrighted/licensed items for their own personal use, where no 
RB>infringement on the owner's profits are involved.
   If you paid for that info from a lawyer - get your money back. 
RB> I made a Bambi/Thumper puzzle for my baby daughter (the older 
RB>wooden type) a few years ago from an easily available GIF from 
RB>AOL. 
   And if you didn't purchase that picture from Disney that would put 
you in the category of being a scoff-law.  Some would say a common 
thief, but I wouldn't use such strong language.
   Dick
Put government back in the box.
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