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Old 06-28-2009, 11:13 AM  
gideongallery
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Originally Posted by holograph View Post
are you saying that if I create intellectual property I cannot restrict its usage as an author? I cannot prohibit someone from schooting my painting for news reporting and I cannot prohibit anyone from a research on a software licensed to a single entity and I canot prohibit playing my movie only in a small private theater only although whole world buzzes about it?
are you talking about liciencing away fair use rights or restricting it usage as the author

complete and absolute control is not the opposite of no right to restrict, there is a huge grey area inbetween which will call the right to restrict within limits (in the case of copyright that direct commercial enterprise).
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