Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiuccsb!leimkuhl From: leimkuhl@uiuccsb.UUCP Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Meaning of Life Songs - Sacrilegious - (nf) Message-ID: <2458@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Jul-83 22:32:10 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.2458 Posted: Mon Jul 18 22:32:10 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 20-Jul-83 10:36:24 EDT Lines: 22 #R:tekcad:-48700:uiuccsb:10000002:000:811 uiuccsb!leimkuhl Jul 18 13:52:00 1983 It is entirely a civil matter if someone posts copyrighted material on the net. It is not illegal!!! The person submitting the protected writings may face civil NOT CRIMINAL penalties, and in any case, the owner (or owners) must determine that it is worth his time and effort to take the matter to court--usually this means that there is evidence that the violation of copyright was made in order to gain some economic benefit (i.e. to re-sell). If you take the trouble to point out who owns the material and that it is copy- righted, I doubt that you run a great risk of litigation. Of course it is always best to ask first (permission to copy is nearly always granted since it is, in effect, free advertising). I would like to hear some lawyers' opinions on this (if there are any out there). -Ben