Re: APSL Hidden Nasty's
On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Joseph Carter wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 18, 1999 at 05:12:22PM +0000, Jules Bean wrote:
> > There's a big difference between a contract, and a license. (Well, maybe
> > it's a pretty small difference, actually...).
>
> Au contraire, there is NO difference. A License to use Copyrighted
> material is in fact a contract.
>
>
> > Are you saying that under-16s can legally duplicate books? Magazines?
> > Sell other people's photos? Build and sell machines which violate patents?
> >
> > AFAIK, minors aren't allowed to violate a copyright any more than any one
> > else. It would be nice to hear a lawyer on this, though.
>
> Minors can not legally be held to contracts in the US, however in the
> real world you just watch as this big corporate finds some excuse to sue
> their parents....
Hmm..
I know that the law protects minors from the effects of signed contracts
(although I don't know the details), but I'm pretty damn sure that a minor
cannot indiscriminately photocopy books without fear of recrimination..
Jules
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