Where credit is due

Friday, March 28, 2003 by Steven Zarwell | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

I have a couple real nice OjectDock Apache icons I've built off of other peoples' work, but I don't want to post 'em without their okay. How do I get an email address for them?
citats
Reply #1 Friday, March 28, 2003 12:18 AM
check the readme files in the zips you originally downloaded... barring that post the names here... they will come...

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The DJ
Reply #2 Friday, March 28, 2003 12:20 AM
For the most part, you should be able to click on their name and their email will show up.
JamMeister33
Reply #3 Friday, March 28, 2003 9:51 AM
Not everyone puts their email addresses in their visible profile for security reasons...
If you mention specific names here perhaps they will see it and respond.
Failing that, it is against copyright law to upload someone else's work without written consent included.

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Steven Zarwell
Reply #4 Friday, March 28, 2003 5:21 PM
The citizen's nickname is PrLeSiDeNtE, unfortunately no email was given with their author info or download. Just an FYI JamMeister33, it's not against copyright law to use someone else's art work if they didn't include a copyright somewhere on the material, it's just against winCustomise guidelines and my own morals to 'rip' someone's work.
paxx
Reply #5 Friday, March 28, 2003 10:13 PM
Steven: you're wrong. No need to include a copyright notice. Anything created is owned by its author.
The copyright notice is just there to make it more obvious for people who are not aware of the law.
paxx
Reply #6 Friday, March 28, 2003 10:27 PM
Oh and here is the author profile, where he has his email: https://www.wincustomize.com/window.asp?Cmd=AUTHORINFO&accountid=344864

(ok, this is the right thread, lol)
IPlural
Reply #7 Friday, March 28, 2003 10:34 PM
I'd suggest reading the laws of Trade Mark, Registered Trade Mark and COpyright before assuming anything...

US Office of Copyright
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/

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paxx
Reply #8 Friday, March 28, 2003 10:39 PM
Thanks for the link IPlural.

A quick copy-paste for the benefit of our friend Steven:

"The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U. S. law, although it is often beneficial. Because prior law did contain such a requirement, however, the use of notice is still relevant to the copyright status of older works.

Notice was required under the 1976 Copyright Act. This requirement was eliminated when the United States adhered to the Berne Convention, effective March 1, 1989. "
Koasati
Reply #9 Friday, March 28, 2003 10:56 PM
Another site with info on copyright... http://www.rightsforartists.com/siteindex.html
R.I.G.H.T.S.
Redistribution In Graphics Has To Stop.
kona0197
Reply #10 Saturday, March 29, 2003 4:31 AM
I like the idea of R.I.G.H.T.S. but if they really want to get at the heart of the problem, they should shut down Kazaa. You can find skins there to.
da_zman20
Reply #11 Saturday, March 29, 2003 11:33 AM
yeah... kazaa is bad for everyone and everything bad for the user, bad for the record compnies, bad for the skinners, everyone hates kazaa now...

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