Try here:
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in Virginiafor whoever was looking for Harley patterns
Apr 02, 2007
11 Replies
One thing bothers me about that site....trademark infringement.
Caryn
It's a UK site - let them sort it out. LOL
C
Well. I didn't want to say it myself, so thanks, Caryn!
Donna in Virginia
Some things qualified, others didn¹t and the UK has different rules on trademarks. I believe they are much looser than US laws when it comes to images....
C
I wasn't sure what the rules across the pond were, but thought I'd mention a potential problem. Folks here do like to stay on the right side of the law, and a discreet inquiry before ordering wouldn't be out of line.
:-)
Caryn
Only the U.S. has what is refered to as "Mickey Mouse" copyright law, you know.
Arnhild
If you refer to Disney, say Disney, but the U.S. copyright law protects more than just that large corporation. Many people here own copyrights and appreciate the fact that we are protected by the law.
Caryn
If you refer to Disney, say Disney, but the U.S. copyright law protects more than just that large corporation. Many people here own copyrights and appreciate the fact that we are protected by the law.
Caryn
From what I`ve seen, our laws on copyright are FAR from "loose!"
Pat
I don't think anyone was trying to "bash" Disney exactly. This particular law has been nicknamed the Mickey Mouse law. Mostly because Disney was behind it - otherwise Mickey Mouse would now be in the public domain.
from Wiki: The Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998-alternatively known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act or pejoratively as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act-extended copyright terms in the United States by
20 years. Before the act (under the Copyright Act of 1976), copyright would last for the life of the author plus 50 years, or 75 years for a work of corporate authorship; the act extended these terms to life of the author plus 70 years and 95 years respectively. The act also affected copyright terms for copyrighted works published prior to January 1, 1978, increasing their term of protection by 20 years as well. This effectively 'froze' the advancement date of the public domain in the United States for works covered by the older fixed term copyright rules. Under this act, additional works made in 1923 or afterwards that were still copyrighted in 1998 will not enter the public domain until 2019, unless the owner of the copyright releases them into the public domain prior to that.Donna in Virginia
"Donna" ,in rec.crafts.textiles.needleworkwrote: and entertained us with
Good link - yes, that was what I felt Arnhild meant, plus I can't post in a second language so more power to her.
Jeeze, you act like we're all pirates over on this side of the pond. It's not like you have no protections in Norway. And it's not like you won't receive royalties either.
There is a hefty surcharge on the purchase or leasing of copy machines. That money goes into a pool in order to pay royalties to copyright holders. If you feel you deserve some of that money, you simply just fill out the supporting documentation and apply for it.
Pretty much the same is true for burnable media: CDs and DVDs. And in 'days of yore', the same was true for cassettes and computer tape drives.
So calm down, hey? Even for the legal 'personal use' copy that I made so as not to dirty the original chart...somebody is getting paid for it in Norway.
It beats the US system hands down... Becky A.
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