[comp.org.eff.talk] About Mr. Randall and D.D.M.I.

sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) (02/25/91)

If you want, you may put a redistribution disclaimer such as:

Redistribution as part of a copyrighted compilation or collection is
prohibited.

Sean

-- 
** Sean Casey  <sean@s.ms.uky.edu>

chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) (02/27/91)

According to rabbit@buster.UUCP (Dr. Roger Rabbit):
>In article <9102212241.01@rmkhome.UUCP> rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) writes:
>>In article <1991Feb20.142553.29395@tygra.UUCP> ian@tygra.UUCP (Ian Stuart) writes:
>>> <<Redistribution to GEnie PROHIBITED!!!>>>
>>
>>I'm still wondering about this.  They sure must have pissed off GEnie!
>
>They pissed off GEnie?? How would GEnie be able to control what tygra
>puts in their .sig files?? 

Bravo, Rick; you reeled in a newbie with one of the most reliable
tricks in the RDC Newbie Baiting Manual.

The idea, Randall, is that it was GEnie's prohibition.  You know:
"DDMI?  This is GEnie.  Allow your rabbit droppings to propagate to
our service, and you'll hear from our lawyers."  >click<
-- 
Chip, the new t.b answer man
wondering when one of randall's personalities will claim to be a lawyer

dsp@polari.UUCP (Don Smith) (02/28/91)

  Since the US became party to the Bern Convention, once a creation is
fixed in a tangible medium it is copyrighted on the spot without the
constructive notice or registration.

  It's the opinion of my copyright attorney that things which reside on a
hard drive is then considered a tangible medium.

  One other point to consider is to include a notice to the effect of:
" All Rights Reserved ". Meaning the right to reproduce a creation as
part of a collection, in a series, exclusive reproduction rights in a
certain country for a fixed amount of time etc.

                               Don

 dsp@polari.UUCP