I'm certainly no lawyer, (there is one on this list however) but I have always
been told that if it is on the web it can be used by anyone.
I would suppose that there are exceptions but I bet they are few.
Larry Hoy
Denver, CO. USA
1967 MGB Roadster, Vintage Racer
1969 MGB Roadster, Driver
1970 MGB Roadster, Fixer upper
1987 Jaguar XJ6 VDP, for the wife
"It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you go fast"
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Nevard, Chris
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 9:10 PM
> To: mg mailing list
> Subject: OFF TOPIC - Photographic Copyright on the WWW
>
>
> This will hopefuly be of interest to a fewt of us seeing so many here have a
> website..................
>
> Have any of our legal eagles had any thoughts on this one?
>
> Earlier on this evening I spotted one of my MG car images on what appears to
> be commercial site, they have used the image as their picture . Permission
> has not been obtained from me for the use of the image. The image originally
> was (and still is) on a site which had my permission to use it complete with
> my email address below it so somebody wishing to use the image could contact
> me easily.
>
> What are copyright restrictions on the WWW bearing in mind the Net is
> worldwide?
>
> I have emailed the webmaster explaining breach of copyright, now hoping for
> a response...........
>
> Cheers & thanks
>
> Chris Nevard
> http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub
>
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