Re: [photo-3d] Copyright concerns

[Brian Reynolds <reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. George A. Themelis wrote:
> > Actually Mike is right, you are in violation of the Copyright laws.
> > Buying an item (book, audio recording, video, slides) does not give
> > you the right to alter (remount) ...
> 
> So, I cannot mount/frame a photographic print that I have
> bought?  I cannot write my name or underline or highlight any
> sections in a book that I bought?  And if Boris sells just the
> chips and not mounted slides, I cannot mount them so I can
> see them in 3d?  Ha, ha, ha!!!  That's very interesting!!!
> 

It all depends on the license you agreed to when you purchased the
item in question.  The FreeBSD CD-ROMs sitting on my desk at work
explicately allow me to make and distribute additional copies so long
as I keep the original Copyright statement and do not claim credit for
originating the work on the CD-ROMs.  The "Copland conducts Copland"
music CD also on my desk specifically denies me the right to copy the
recording as well as denying other acts.

Since Boris does not normally sell unmounted slides, I have to assume
that he sold these slides to you specifcally so that you could mount
them, and gave you permission to do so.

> > I don't really think that Boris or the publisher of the Museum 3D book
> > are going to sue you for Copyright violation, but that does not mean
> > that what you did was not wrong.
> 
> And I can tell you, I do not feel the least bit guilty for promoting 
> good stereo photography in all its glorious forms.
> 
> You went out of your way to prove that I have violated the
> copyright laws and I did something wrong.  While you are
> doing research why don't you check the definition of 
> "public showing".  If I was showing these slides in my house
> to my friends, will I still be violating the law?  I mentioned
> that the slide show was in private premises.  Can I show
> Boris' slides to anyone else, or should I keep them to
> myself (in 2x2 mounts of course)
> 

Actually I went out of my way (i.e., bothered replying) because I
wanted to make sure that various misinformation about Copyright law
was not propagated any further.

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