10-13-2003, 12:52 PM
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Too lazy to set a custom title
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 14,137
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Originally posted by LadyMischief
I don't think so.. Just because webmasters upload content does NOT MAKE IT LEGAL, in fact, that's even WORSE. There is NO SUCH THING AS PUBLIC DOMAIN CONTENT except in VERY SPECIFIC INSTANCES. First instance is if the content is produce by the GOVERNMENT. The second is if the copyright holder abandons all rights to the copyright, which is EXTREMELY RARE. If those two instances are not the case, then a LEGAL LICENSE IS REQUIRED TO USE THE CONTENT, period, or you are in violation of copyright law, and I don't care WHO you are. Ignorance is NOT acceptable in a court of law. You use something that someone doesn't have a license for, and even if they gave it to you, you are still liable on your own two feet. If they don't have a legal license with the producers or holders of the copyright, they are in violation. Period. There are no ifs, ands, or buts.
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LOL I never said it was legal. I just said what was probably happening. |
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