bowen opened this issue on Feb 13, 2003 ยท 20 posts
ryamka posted Fri, 14 February 2003 at 2:17 AM
Well, the truth is, the amount that can be determined yours vs theirs is entirely subjective. If it were to actually go to court, it literally depends on the particular judge and/or jury combination that you draw. Some may rule one way and some the other. The one thing you can be sure of, if the derived work were to be used for some commercial purpose, and you and most likely the commercial entity brokering or using the item were to be sued, there would be business repercussion - credibility, embarassment, potential lost $$$, etc. It is soooooo much easier just to ask permission. At least you would be strting off with that answer. - Ray