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Re: NEWS: Paramount is Shutting Down Trek Websites!!!
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bakslash@nicom.com (Arthur Levesque) writes:
> You'd think they'd like the free advertsing... I can understand
>them going after sites with First Contact scripts/spoilers/etc.; or
>"Voyager sucks" sites, etc. I'm not saying I *like* it, but I
>understand.
All evidence to date suggests that that is all they are doing.
>JM>It seems to imply, if not actually say, that people who create
>JM>artwork of any Star Trek entity is also in violation of the
>JM>copyright.
> Which is not technically true; the copyright laws do allow "fair
>use"... Of course, they don't tell you that; they count on you being
>intimidated by their lawyers and not asking any questions.
You obviously have no grasp _whatsoever_ of what copyright law
does or does not allow:
1) JM's statement _is_ true. Paramount/Viacom owns
the rights to Star Trek. This includes derivative works.
The fact that TPTB have generally turned a blind eye to fan
produced works does not change that a whit.
2) Your definition of "fair use" isn't even in the same _state_
as the actual definition.
I suggest you get to a library and study Copyright law.
Try again when you can rub two valid statements together.
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