Re: TotalNEWS & Derivative Works

Timothy Arnold-Moore <tja[_at_]mds.rmit.edu.au> wrote:
>
> I don't care what you buy.

Fair enough; I have no problem with you disagreeing with my ideas. However, ...

> It isn't displayed by TotalNews (which you are disputing - my argument
> is that you either concede both copying and display or you don't
> concede either).

I'm not buying that, either. :-) Copying and displaying are distinct. One can, for instance, perform a play (thus, infringeing a copyright) without ever having made any copies. The markup at TotalNews can cause the display of my images without ever having made a copy. I'm not sure that we're not flogging a dead horse, here. Can we agree that we disagree?

> Bottomline: if you want to go before the court with your position,
> be my guest, but I doubt you'll win. I suspect that CNN (and others)
> have changed their web page to produce a technical solution rather
> than bringing suit against TotalNews precisely because their very
> expensive legal advisers have similar doubts.

I had understood that an action was brought and that it has been settled for undisclosed terms.

Phil Stripling
philip[_at_]crl.com Received on Mon Jun 09 1997 - 17:12:46 GMT