Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!cwruecmp!neoucom!wtm From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Dave Wecker's Ray-traced images not credited Message-ID: <353@neoucom.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Jan-87 14:03:08 EST Article-I.D.: neoucom.353 Posted: Thu Jan 8 14:03:08 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Jan-87 21:11:37 EST References: <2249@bacall.UUCP> <2100@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Lines: 41 Summary: Always credit your sources! Whether or not Dave W. was the video artist, the source of the image should be clearly cited. None of the art presented in Deluxe News was very clearly referenced. If they got something from what they believed to be the public domian, they should have clearly said so. What I'm really curious about is the Deluxe Library diskette with the digitized impressionist paintings on it. I don't know if they have obtained the rights to reproduce the images; I'll assume for the moment that they did. What bothers me is that they imply that I can freely use the images in my own work. It seems like this could get leagally sticky, as most of the works of art from the impressionist era are currently protected under copyright. Prehaps, they don't have to worry about me, and legally it's up to me to seek permission, and they can say whatever they want. By the way take the time to write a letter to the Editor. I wrote to EA to complain about the copy protection after my dPaint disk crapped out. They actually to the time to wirte back, acknowledging that they read my letter. Maybe, if enough annoyed users take time to wirte, they'll change their minds, and well be able to buy a useful (read that copyable) version right in the store. I don't care if I have to pay a little more. The idea of having to send the cover from the manual in with more money and waiting three weeks before you can use a program is stupid. I won't consider using a program for real business until I have a copy I know that I can back-up. The back-up method on the copy proof disks isn't workable since you've always got to put the master in at least to get started. I might consider a copy proof scheme akin to "prolock III" that is used on the IBM PC, as that one doesn't require the master be present for every single invocation of the program. --Bill Bill Mayhew Division of Basic Medical Sciences Northeastern Ohio Universities' College of Medicine Rootstown, OH 44272 USA phone: 216-325-2511 (wtm@neoucom.UUCP ...!cbatt!neoucom!wtm)