Copyright: Fair Use/Appropriation/Derivation/Transformation & Trademark - Patent Law

[Rahfa]

Without permission, copying and distributing someone else's copyrighted work is infringement anywhere that copyright laws exist.

I did. For free if you notice.... There was no exchange of funds.

It doesn't matter, though - that's why Napster doesn't exist anymore. Because "for free" they were distributing music illegally. The money is not the issue, it's the distribution.

I don't want to sound like I'm being militant - I don't care, and I doubt very much Whelan would either.

But it's infringement - it's not even debatable in your example. You- literally - distributed a creative artwork outside of and in violation of the artist's express, specific copyright. It's textbook copyright infringement.

Again - I'm giving the letter of the law. I don't personally care.

[webstar1000]

Without permission, copying and distributing someone else's copyrighted work is infringement anywhere that copyright laws exist.

I did. For free if you notice.... There was no exchange of funds.

It doesn't matter, though - that's why Napster doesn't exist anymore. Because "for free" they were distributing music illegally. The money is not the issue, it's the distribution.

I don't want to sound like I'm being militant - I don't care, and I doubt very much Whelan would either.

But it's infringement - it's not even debatable in your example. You- literally - distributed a creative artwork outside of and in violation of the artist's express, specific copyright. It's textbook copyright infringement.

Again - I'm giving the letter of the law. I don't personally care.

Thanks for the heads up all on this. I emailed our lawyers on this and they had SO Many questions. Wanna hear the funniest thing? THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND why someone would pay someone to essentially destroy a valuable book. LOOOOOL They could not get it. Even though some do not care for remarques... I do to a degree... that was the biggest thing. I told the guy i was talking to that it is a collecting thing. haha ANyways, I told them not to spend much time on it but look into it. Probably a waste of time but hey... why not?