I think this is a great idea. I am a professional stock photographer and make my living from licensing images, plus some writing.
This means that the British ISPs will scan every photograph uploaded to their servers, plus all illustrations, designs and text quotations and snippets, compare the usage with the terms and conditions of any outstanding licenses or authorized uses, evaluate for fair use and derivative usages, determine what content is in the public domain, resolve jurisdictional issues, and then if necessary either bill the user and send me the money, or insist that the content be removed.
Wait. You mean this only applies to Hollywood films and recordings from the major music labels?
Oh darn, looks like it is not such a good idea after all
Whatever the amount of revenue that would have been received if everyone who bought counterfeit goods bought "the real thing", it would not all be profit.
These "lost sales" are for goods which were never produced (for lack of demand).
A real estimate of lost or potential profit would have to factor in the full cost of production.
@Levianthant yes but that is only for foreign works still under copyright in their country of origin, but previously not protected in the US under treaty obligations etc.
There seems to be significant debate too as to whether or to what extent state law, e.g. a contract, would be preempted by federal copyright law and thus could not be used to establish new de facto intellectual property rights,
@TheBaker Of course the Printoom Inc. hasn't registered the images either
@Nick Indeed it would be interesting to know what they actually think the contract is. If the images are public domain then wouldn't a contract only be with the buyer of the print, not with anyone they gave or sold it to?
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Access granted
This is not my choice. They choose to respond to my request and send me the page.
Duh.
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i) removed it or
ii) put it on another car instead ?
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Re: script
Keyboard commands to select all, copy and past work fine
I agree these scripts are foolish.
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Great Idea
This means that the British ISPs will scan every photograph uploaded to their servers, plus all illustrations, designs and text quotations and snippets, compare the usage with the terms and conditions of any outstanding licenses or authorized uses, evaluate for fair use and derivative usages, determine what content is in the public domain, resolve jurisdictional issues, and then if necessary either bill the user and send me the money, or insist that the content be removed.
Wait. You mean this only applies to Hollywood films and recordings from the major music labels?
Oh darn, looks like it is not such a good idea after all
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More info at
and
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=129265980432654
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These "lost sales" are for goods which were never produced (for lack of demand).
A real estimate of lost or potential profit would have to factor in the full cost of production.
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more from BJP
http://www.1854.eu/2010/04/agence_france_presses_slap_to.html
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Re: Don't forget Golan vs. Gonzales
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Supremacy Clause
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Re: Printroom RE: Not registered
@Nick Indeed it would be interesting to know what they actually think the contract is. If the images are public domain then wouldn't a contract only be with the buyer of the print, not with anyone they gave or sold it to?
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Not registered
Perhaps they are relying on contractual protection via the clickwrap agreement
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In commercial use?
Mike, their claim that "They are telling us that it is still on the Internet but they won't tell us where it is" is not very convincing
30 seconds with Tineye shows the image on Amazon and a handful of other music sites.
17 results - TinEye http://j.mp/cJohd7
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Amazon
The same photo is featured on the cover of Dog Company Six by Edwin Howard Simmons
see http://j.mp/b268JX
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Re: Re: May not be a money grab
If you want to write a story titled "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" you could do so, and you could copyright the story as well, and publish it.
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"Batphone" is trademark by DC Comics
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