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- From: evansmp@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Mark Evans)
- Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
- Subject: Re: [news.admin.policy] Re: Groups used to distribute illegal material
- Message-ID: <1992Aug17.083011.27545@aston.ac.uk>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 08:30:11 GMT
- References: <9208141536.AA00405@herodotus.cs.uiuc.edu>
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- kadie@cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie) writes:
- :
- : Newsgroups: news.admin.policy
- : From: jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz)
- : Subject: Re: Groups used to distribute illegal material
- : Message-ID: <Bsz8wo.1LF@mtholyoke.edu>
- : Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 14:14:47 GMT
- :
- : In article <ward1.713735730@husc8> ward1@husc8.harvard.edu (Lester Ward) writes:
- : >There are two main issues brought up here, censorship and legality. I'm
- : >completely ignoring the censorship issue, as that did not seem to be the
- : >original posters main issue.
- : >
- : >As far as legality, a few comments:
- : >o Copywrites: Although the poster originally brought up images, which have
- : > accepted copywrite standards, many other types of posted data is still
- : > a bit hazy on exactly what a copywrite is. Can you copywrite algrothms
- : > for example. I'm speaking from a vaccuum here, so someone will correct
- : > me, no doubt.
- :
- : I think the hazy areas are not under discussion right now... they are a
- : separate issue that I as a news administrator don't really have to worry
- : about until they are settled.
- :
- : >o Juristiction: A post from Germany shows up in the USA. It is illegal in
- : >the USA, but not in Germany. Is the poster breaking the law? There are
- : >probably not too many precidents for this (its not that likely), but I hope
- : >the point is clear. Suppose the post is illegal in both countries; how is
- : >the poster prosecuted? etc.
- :
- : This is a good point, but doesn't apply to the major issue under discussion,
- : which is copyrighted material. Copyright laws are international.
-
- The definition about how a piece gets to be copyright is non-standard,
- most notably the 'derived work' clause in the US law, which is very
- relevent here.
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