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| Thread ID: 52907 | 2005-01-02 13:54:00 | Copyright Question | volkan (6752) | PC World Chat |
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| 309918 | 2005-01-03 02:06:00 | Buying all the software you need to start making webpages can add up pretty quickly into $3000+, Photoshop, StudioMX, OS, etc. If he's only making them part time and for no real profit he would probably end up with a large deficit for a long time. you don't NEED photoshop, studioMX etc to make web pages. you NEED any paid program, if you have windows then theres enough on it to start with (and the rest is a small download away) and if you have linux (read FREE) then theres even more advaiable (often comes with the distro). |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 309919 | 2005-01-03 03:42:00 | Just a point for your info: A quick way to get caught out, is by using p2p software to download anything. You can not be sure of the validity of the source. Check what your own country's copyright and IP laws say. In NZ, for eg, much of what is in the aforelinked site does not apply. AFAIK in NZ, paintings/images/graphics are automatically copyrighted, text has to be marked in some way for it to be so [no, I won't go into the evils of the US IP laws, at this time]. This is to prevent common terms/usage being cornered by someone as it can be in some countries. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 309920 | 2005-01-03 04:09:00 | Hi, First of all, I will NOT use the templates, who is going to be using them then |
sambaird (47) | ||
| 309921 | 2005-01-03 08:36:00 | Yes it is a breach of copyright to copy someone elses creation . No, it is not a breach to be inspired by someone elses work, and then create your own . Really, as has already been pointed out, this is not only a legal issue . It is a moral question . Whether many others act unlawfully is beside the point . We each have to make moral judgements for our own behaviour . Deliberately copying and using someone elses work for personal gain is wrong . The copyright issue is a real connundrum . You can photocopy once for personal use . Not for business . In the IT world, there are loud calls for copyright to be abandoned on the basis it limits people from software development . Sort of like a cork in a bottle of ingenuity . On the other hand I'm sure those people who have spent months and years developing software feel the need for protection . |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 309922 | 2005-01-03 09:39:00 | Yes it is a breach of copyright to copy someone elses creation . No, it is not a breach to be inspired by someone elses work, and then create your own . Really, as has already been pointed out, this is not only a legal issue . It is a moral question . Whether many others act unlawfully is beside the point . We each have to make moral judgements for our own behaviour . Deliberately copying and using someone elses work for personal gain is wrong . The copyright issue is a real connundrum . You can photocopy once for personal use . Not for business . In the IT world, there are loud calls for copyright to be abandoned on the basis it limits people from software development . Sort of like a cork in a bottle of ingenuity . On the other hand I'm sure those people who have spent months and years developing software feel the need for protection . Well put Winnie . However, I think the main issue with software and the topic of much angst on either side of the debate is not so much copyright but patenting of it . But that's another whole can of worms . |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 309923 | 2005-01-03 10:45:00 | who is going to be using them then Nobody, but I might get some ides from them, or purchase one or two I like. I am keeping them. |
volkan (6752) | ||
| 309924 | 2005-01-03 13:06:00 | Well put Winnie . However, I think the main issue with software and the topic of much angst on either side of the debate is not so much copyright but patenting of it . But that's another whole can of worms . Patenting and the Evil American pratice among drug and S/W Companies in particular of just slightly tweaking the design and patenting effectivly for all time . D . ~Patenting software is like patenting the text of a book . Neither is necessary to protect Intellectual Property~ (Unknown) |
drb1 (4492) | ||
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