Thanks Tom,
This is roughly what I thought,
If I have no joy the chances are I will be able to collar the chap in a week
or two anyway at an MG meet.
Thanks
Chris Nevard
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From: Tom Emmons
To: 'MGB'
Subject: RE: OFF TOPIC - Photographic Copyright on the WWW
Date: 24 October 1998 4:49
If the picture is yours they must have permission. Unfortunately this is a
tough one to win. It would cost you more then is worth to fight. Most
webmaster will take a kind message and remove the image. Those who don't
shouldn't be doing pages. There will always be those to push the envelope.
Putting your E-mail address with the picture is good but the best way is to
put your name, and or E-mail along with copyright on the picture its self.
I know this may ruin the look and some one with a paint program could take
it back out, but you have to protect whats yours. Laws governing the web
are so mixed up. If the webmaster doesn't return your mail you can track
the owner of the site at the who where directory internic. There will be
address and phone numbers to call.
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From: Nevard, Chris[SMTP:Chris.Nevard@BSKYB.COM]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 10:10 PM
To: mg mailing list
Subject: OFF TOPIC - Photographic Copyright on the WWW
This will hopefuly be of interest to a fewt of us seeing so many here have a
website..................
Have any of our legal eagles had any thoughts on this one?
Earlier on this evening I spotted one of my MG car images on what appears to
be commercial site, they have used the image as their picture . Permission
has not been obtained from me for the use of the image. The image originally
was (and still is) on a site which had my permission to use it complete with
my email address below it so somebody wishing to use the image could contact
me easily.
What are copyright restrictions on the WWW bearing in mind the Net is
worldwide?
I have emailed the webmaster explaining breach of copyright, now hoping for
a response...........
Cheers & thanks
Chris Nevard
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub
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