On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Joseph Carter wrote: > On Thu, Mar 18, 1999 at 05:36:57PM +0000, Jules Bean wrote: > > > > 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.. > > But in the case of a book there's no license. The only contract is the > contract of handing the person behind the counter money and receiving a > product. This is about the only contract I have seen upheld in court if > entered into by a minor without a guardian..
There is a license. I quote from the book in my hands "Copyright (c) 1997,1996 O'Reilly and Associates, Inc. All rights reserved." Thats a license. The most restrictive around. Now, you don't know the answer here, and neither do I. You don't think licenses are enforceable on minors. I find that hard to believe. I suggest we wait until someone else comes along who can clear this up. 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. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
