Hello???

[P3D Jonathan R. Gross <catalyst@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The condition of the Sphinx has little to do with 3D.
> 
> Copyright as a main thread is pretty weak, Dr. T's needs not 
> withstanding.  Time to take it to alt.pettifogger.
>
I will agree that the condition of the Sphinx's nose has little to do
with 3D (techniques), but I strongly disagree that the copyright
discussion is weak or unrelated.  Anyone who produces original works or
makes copies of other's works should have a general understanding of the
copyright laws: It is against the law to steal a copy of someone elses
work and sell or trade it without the permission of the copyright
owner.  If the work is in the public domain, then it is a different
story.

I create computer software and various types of graphics, including
stereographs.  If someone were to make a copy of one of my stereographs
and publish it without my permission, they would be stealing from me as
sure as if they had stolen one of my cameras.

It is possible to make copies of works for reasonable use (personal and
educational) with proper acknowledgment and without prior permission
according to a set of rules I will not go into. 

Posting something on the Internet is in effect instantaneous
publication.  More and more people are posting original images on the
Internet.  Can someone copy those images and sell them without prior
permission and acknowledgment?   In a post industrial society,
information starts to take on the characteristics of wealth and power. 
Is it moral and legal to steal those?

Jon


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