*"I know you don't want to hear from me any more, and would prefer to have an attorney explain things to you, however, I do have about 20 years of experience of dealing with copyrights and intellectual property rights in what I do for work. I'm one of those people that courts would see as obligated to be up to speed in knowing what they are and aren't supposed to do to protect their own rights and how not to violate someone elses' rights."

I don't mind hearing from you.  I just don't think you or other forumites are the end all be all experts on this matter that you seem to think you are.  I don't think I am either.  Ignorance isn't an acceptable plea in any court.   I think judges make lots of money for a good reason probably.    So in the end all the horns in the world can be tooted in this thread all the credentials presented it simply doesn't make any difference. 

Right now people (noobs) have to spend a ridiculous amount of time pouring through stuff to make sure they are within rights to even use the freebie.  It's absurd to me. 

"Heres a steak I made.  You can eat it.  You have to eat it in a closet behind a locked door under a red blanket.  If anyone sees you eating the steak then were gunna have problems buddy!  If you use ANYTHING other than a white birch toothpick when your done, well all I can say is you'll hope you never met me"

"Ill have chicken thanks"

Forumite enters:

"OMGZ  you were sooooo unappreciative of that steak, I should know I have a doctorate in steakology"

I am:  aka Velocity3d