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From: scohn@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Seth Cohn)
Newsgroups: alt.games.doom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: WAD AUTHORS - READ THIS - DOOM WAD CD response
Date: 3 Sep 1994 14:06:59 -0600
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
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In article <34a146$ak2@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com>,
Walt Perko <wperko@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>In <346ia2$rkk@nyx10.cs.du.edu> scohn@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Seth Cohn) writes:
>>
>>Walt, you're wrong. Plain and simple. Stop defending yourself (since you
>>ARE a publisher of net.stuff, you REALLY aren't unbiased...
>>
>>Again, AGAIN AGAIN, READ THE COPYRIGHT FAQ!!!!!
>>
>>Seth
>
>Seth, you still don't get it, do you. Don't you think? Don't you?
Walt, I do think. You're still wrong, and I'm going to explain WHY.
>The copyright laws are to protect the revenue value of a product. If anybody
>who originates a product and places it in the public domain, i.e., Internet,
'Public Domain' IS NOT THE INTERNET OR MAGAZINE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
GO READ THE COPYRIGHT FAQ.
>Public Access BBS's, Shareware floppies, a magazine, then that person or
corporation cannot attempt to block distribution of that product simply because
>it now appears on a CD-ROM.
WRONG.
>
>If however, somebody wrote a .WAD and was selling it, using the Internet to
>send it to customers and somebody else posted in the public domain. Then the
>originator has cause for dispute.
'Public Domain' IS NOT THE INTERNET. Copyright DOES NOT depend on money being
made.
Go read the copyright FAQ.
>
>When you show me a .WAD CD-ROM or sales of a .MOD that appears on my CD-ROM by
>the originator or an agent thereof, then I will remove the .MOD, and the .WAD
>author may have cause for dispute with the WAD CD-ROM author.
Wrong. BY publishing something without permission, regardless of value, you
HAVE violated the copyright. The legal system awards up to $50,000 for this,
DOUBLED if it can be shown you knowingly did it. (As in, "Well, sure I
published it, it was public domain, wasn't it?" Ignorance of the law is NOT
a legal defense.)
>
>BTW, I have it in writing from very nearly all the .MOD authors for all the
>music on my CD-ROM "MegaMODMadNess". Those who sent me their signed authorizations
>will get a FREE CD-ROM at the very least. But, having that permission means I
can sell this CD-ROM in bundle projects for U.S.$0.50 ea. and maybe make enough
>money to send to the authors too! This is the plan.
If you don't have permission. I'd advise you to NOT publish the MOD. Only take
ONE legal suit to bankrupt you.
>
Although there may be many CD-ROM authors out there who simply pocket the money,
>I can't help but think that $10-40 CD-ROM's are not making anybody rich anyway.
You don't get it, it's NOT how much you make. (Also, as a future CD publisher,
working on a few projects... You're wrong. CDs cost $2-3 total to produce, so
even $10-20 is a large profit margin.
>
If you have a larger CD-ROM factory like Walnut Creek CD-ROM, full of shareware
>taken from the Internet and other places, I can see them making a nice living
>and expanding, but for the amount of competition - other's are making better
>shareware CD-ROM's now-and-again so Walnut Creek is not getting so rich either.
Walnut Creek makes its' living off net.collections. I know for a fact of a few
people quite ready to sue them as well.
Walt, last time, If you are going to get into publishing, know the laws. You
OBIVIOUSLY don't.
Seth