On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Joseph Carter wrote: > On Thu, Mar 18, 1999 at 05:12:22PM +0000, Jules Bean wrote: > > There's a big difference between a contract, and a license. (Well, maybe > > it's a pretty small difference, actually...). > > Au contraire, there is NO difference. A License to use Copyrighted > material is in fact a contract. > > > > Are you saying that under-16s can legally duplicate books? Magazines? > > Sell other people's photos? Build and sell machines which violate patents? > > > > AFAIK, minors aren't allowed to violate a copyright any more than any one > > else. It would be nice to hear a lawyer on this, though. > > Minors can not legally be held to contracts in the US, however in the > real world you just watch as this big corporate finds some excuse to sue > their parents....
Hmm.. I know that the law protects minors from the effects of signed contracts (although I don't know the details), but I'm pretty damn sure that a minor cannot indiscriminately photocopy books without fear of recrimination.. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
