On Dec 13, 1995 14:05:31 in article <Re: Copyright and images on the web>,
'Robin Lipp <[log in to unmask]>' wrote:

>A derivative work is a derivitave work.  It doesn't matter HOW good the
>resolution is, creating copies of an original work of art is the
>prerogitive of the owner of the copyright. Anyone who thinks otherwise
>and then acts on that thought is asking to be sued for infringement.

absolutely. but here has been little comment about the original point: is
it similarly risky for the [c] owner to ignore infringers of whom he/she is
aware on the basis of his/her personal [read: 'arbitrary and vague']
standards, only suing those he/she personally disapproves? is my solution
-- insisting on a written request for specific usage and at least a small
fee in return for a letter of permission explicitly describing what usage
is permitted -- reasonable? if the 'approved' infringer can't/won't comply
with that simple request, doesn't that say something about his/her attitude
toward the owner's rights?

until you look, you won't believe how rampant infringement is on those
'personal' web pages, and with really hi-res too. otoh, it speaks volumes
about the mentality of the infringers that the most-frequently stolen
images are beavis & butthead and fred flintstone.

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