On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, [email protected] wrote:
On 25.03-05:31, David Schultz wrote:
[ ... ]
A person's Copyright doesn't go away just because they die, disappear, or
fail to respond. If you can't contact them, their heirs, or whomever they
transferred the Copyright to, you're stuck.
yeah but it's a little like finding something. if there not about and not
reachable there isn't much they can do to stop you using it. if they popup
and make demands later then you get to choose between re-writes and haggling
(twenty shekels is standard).
In some countries, such as the US, copyright violation can be a criminal, not
just civil, matter.
Also, in countries where copyright can be assigned, the holder listed in a
file may not accurately represent who the current holder is, so while the
original author may be unreachable, etc, the current holder may be alive and
kicking.
Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
point is you "can" use it, the actual copyright owner needs to sue
you; not like saying "jehovah" which may result in action by the agents
of the state.
n.b: using the above opinion may get you crucified.
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