On Dec 14, 1995 00:16:14 in article <Re: Copyright and images on the web>, [log in to unmask] wrote: >This is only right with whole and complete works. But what about publishing an >idea that is more or less complete and you just whant to wait for somebody to >answer or just adding something to your questions? if you mean *you* [the creator] want to publish part of a work, just remember that what you 'publish' *is* the work, at that point in time. if it is, say, a text, it is copyright protected from the instant you write/type/input the first letter; similarly for other media. picasso's _guernica_ is incomplete but still is protected. so was joyce's _finnegan's wake_ at each point in time when he published a part. but.... >What about people copying >parts of a text not only for using it for themselves? someone may quote, without permission but, i *believe* with credit, very small -- two or three sentences/lines -- within a larger work. in certain media for certain purposes, such as newspapers, newscasts, etc., no permission is needed. >The net is just missing a >non public part where you really can get into a discussion with other people. >All you can do on the net is only public and so your copyrights are public too >because you will never be able to follow the traps of the data you gave to the >net. i assume -- perhaps incorrectly -- that one can quote and copy at length in private mail and other forms of private communication. following that concept, my provider has its own local newsgroups/sigs [special interest groups] -- as i think other providers do -- which are not open to or 'visitable' by those using other providers, and i would think that, as a form of private communications, one could copy and share copyrighted works. i think the web is too public for that, but i also think newsgroups/lists such as this one are in a very gray area in which it is better not to do anything which could be construed as infringement until some regulartory body offers a ruling. -- Brian A Padol, RECAP: Publications, Inc. [log in to unmask] <=> [log in to unmask] <=> http://www.inch.com/~rpi/ http://www.users.nyc.pipeline.com/~rpi/ Book publishers, producers, and agents. If you have a book or book idea or need advice or help with a book project or DTP, or just want to email or chat, let me know.