I didn't post the copyright information to start a war or make a personal
attack on anyone.
10 minutes of research on the internet and then believing what you read is
legal regarding copyright usage will sooner or later get you inextricably mired
down with copyright attorneys. I'm not a copyright attorney. But I employ one
to handle our needs.
Internet usage is a slippery slope. Fair Use most commonly pertains to certain,
limited parts of an article reprinted in a review, not the entire article being
reproduced. That is not Fair Use.
The only people Railway Age might pursue would be Mark and Dave. Everyone else
skates away.
I only posted the information to illuminate the popular misconceptions about
fair use and public domain. I did that because Railway Age/Progressive
Railroading are very protective of their copyrighted material. The material
they published is an asset of their corporation. To use it without permission
is stealing, like it or not.
So if you are offended by the rules, fine. Do whatever you want.
If you are industrious, call Simmons-Boardman. Ask them about this specific
article, its intended use and then ask them to send you a letter authorizing
the use. Upload the letter to the list.
Remember the U.P. licensing fiasco. If these guys think they can make a buck
they will. They hire outside companies that do nothing but troll the internet
using sophisticated search engines to look. Then they send a letter and an
invoice.
So who pays when everyone else skates away? Mark and Dave.
Randy Danniel
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Tim Fleck <tf5077@...> wrote:
>
> WAA WAA WAA....
>
>
> What a way to destroy a list...... Let the department of Justice who Iam
> sure has nothing better to do than chase down copyrite offenders # 1 No one
> is using the information for monetary gain. # 2 It is being shared for
> education purposes. A couple of examples at which are looked at for
> infringement.
>
> Thanks Mark for sharing
> the information........
>
> --- On Sun, 6/7/09, mark.g92753 <markg99051@...> wrote:
> From: mark.g92753 <markg99051@...>
> Subject: [CBQ] No good deed goes unpunished
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 10:57 PM
This is absolutely ridiculous. I have pulled the file. If anyone wants to read
the article, e-mail me and I'll send it to you.
>
> I am 100 percent confident that there never was any violation of anything,
> and I'm absolutely willing to assume full responsibility. Ten minutes of
> research will yield hundreds of similar examples of fair use. But, I see no
> reason to continue the debate.
>
> Thanks for the many kind notes from those of you genuinely interested in
> learning more about the CB&Q and preserving the history of the same. I am
> happy to share new information with others as I learn more about the history
> of the railroad and hope to connect with likeminded individuals who will
> share information they discover as well.
>
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