menthol opened this issue on Aug 25, 2007 · 79 posts
FrankT posted Sun, 26 August 2007 at 9:39 PM
Quote - That implies (especially the bit about the readme files) that the owners of the freestuff somehow get to interpret copyright law to suit themselves, which is completely absurd.
doesnt' imply anything of the sort - they own the item so can decide what happens to it.
Quote - I fail to see how someone, including me, can hope to pursue a copyright claim against an internet user for doing no more than downloading a copy of an image.
In the uk, the small claims court
Quote - In any other context, copyright kicks in only when the creator's ownership is questioned.
Copyright kicks in as soon as you create an image.