Re: Re: CNI-COPYRIGHT list question.

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Wallace J.McLean wrote:

> >On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Wallace J.McLean wrote:
> >
> >> >Images downloaded from newsgroups almost certainly are subject to =
> >> >copyright, and if you don't obtain the proper permissions you could very =
> >> >well be liable. The vast majority of pictures posted to the Usenet are =
> >> >posted without the permission of the copyright owner.
> >>
> >> Source?
> >
> >17 usc 102(a).
>
> What does this section of the US Copyright Act say about the statistics on
> ng postings?

Nothing on the part about statistics, but in the US, it's pretty much the authority on the "subject to copyright" part.

And while I don't know of any statistical studies, I'd be pretty surprised to find that more than a small minority of the usenet binaries postings, including the photos groups, are by the authority of the copyright owners.

-- 
Terry Carroll
Santa Clara, CA
carroll[_at_]tjc.com