[Boatanchors] 73 Magazine pdf files

[Bob Peters]

You know what Guys I read all this copyright crap and that is all it is is
crap...I work and my living is made in Copyright Music... We sell Music to
restaurants, Retail stores ect ect. Since the beginning of IPOD's and Music
on the Internet our business has diminished a great deal. Do the FEDS GET
INVOLVED No and Hell no. Do the Copyright agencies like ASCAP AND BMI try to
do anything... Yes if it means BIG BIG money like Napster did...Do they get
involved with a restaurant playing music...NOPE... The music industry has
pretty much given up on law suits ect and just sell their stuff on Internet
cheap...That is why this thread means nothing at all... People that think
they are going to stop Copyright Infringement need to take a look at the big
picture Look at the TIVO/Dish net Patent infringement...Over 10 mil spent to
date in litigation  No one wins except the Attorneys in both Copyright and
patent infringement... 

Bob W1PE

-----Original Message-----
From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Glen Zook
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 10:54 AM
To: Francesco Ledda; KA1KAQTodd
Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] 73 Magazine pdf files

There is no violation of the copyright law if ORIGINAL items are sold,
traded, given away, etc.  Used book stores are selling ORIGINAL items, not
illegal copies.  The name of the law itself says it all:  Copy right.  The
copyright law comes into effect when COPIES of the original material are
made.  If you are dealing with an original printing (etc.) item then you may
distribute that item as you wish.  But, it is illegal to make additional
copies of the material without the express permission of the copyright
holder if the copyright is still in effect.

Once an item has passed into public domain then the copyright law does not
apply and you can copy, distribute, and so forth, the material at will.

I realize that the number of persons holding active copyrights versus the
general amateur radio population is a very small ratio.  Since amateur radio
operators do have a reputation for being "cheap" I can also see why many
operators are encouraging violating the copyright law so that they can
obtain copyrighted material at a very low cost, even free.  However, that
does not make unauthorized copying of copyrighted material right.

As I have said before, I definitely allow virtually all of the articles,
etc., on which I hold copyrights to be reproduced by other amateur radio
operators so long as there is no charge for the material and that I receive
a copy of the publication in which my material is reproduced.  But, if
someone is charging for the publication, etc., in which my copyrighted
material is appearing then I rightfully expect to receive compensation for
use of my material.  A person who reproduces copyrighted material without
the express permission of the copyright holder is basically "stealing" the
material.  That person is benefiting from the work of others without
compensation.

I also realize that this discussion is going nowhere.  Basically, it is very
similar to the "not in my backyard" mind frame.  That is, so long as "I" am
not being affected then the practice is fine.  However, if "I" am being
affected financially, etc., then things are different.  It just happens
that, since I do hold active copyrights, I am affected by violations of the
copyright law!

Glen, K9STH

Website:  http://k9sth.com


--- On Sun, 5/16/10, Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com> wrote:

No more so than a used bookstore does. Yet they (used or old book stores)
seem to sell copyrighted material daily without compensating the original
authors or anyone beyond themselves. I guess all of the people selling
complete years of the original QST, CQ, 73, or Ham Radio magazines must be
breaking the law too. Especially if someone gave them the magazines.
 
As has been pointed out by several, it's a pretty ridiculous thread over
something so benign. But like so many other issues in amateur radio today,
more and more seems to be based in feeding someone's ego and less in
providing a helping hand to the amateur community.


      
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