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Subject: Re: Dave Wecker's Ray-traced images not credited
Message-ID: <353@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 8-Jan-87 14:03:08 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  8 14:03:08 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 9-Jan-87 21:11:37 EST
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Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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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
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