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This is my first post and because I'm a law student I need to consult
with my ethics teacher for advice on how I should be replying on the
list. I do want to offer the general points of law, but IT IS NOT LEGAL
ADVICE. :)_
Courts have construed the conveyance of coyprighted material and later
attempts to revoke rights to "use" as unenforceable. In a case
involving a company that did some special effects for a movie company
that then failed to pay their bills, the court held the deadbeat company
enjoyed a non-exclusive license to the copyrighted material.
If people would like a cite I can supply it later. The parties were
something like Cohen v. ?? Special Effects. I think it was a 9th
circuit case.
Possible implied license for copying, derivative use, or distribution of
mailing list posts is an interesting legal question and also relates to
the dejanews controversies of last year. I'll do some research on this
and get back to the list. I would suspect there is case law on this
point.
BTW, are there other legally trained people on the list? cheers.
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