Comments on: Copyrights and wrongs http://hadleighroberts.com/2009/06/copyrights-and-wrongs/ The French Exception Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:40:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://hadleighroberts.com/2009/06/copyrights-and-wrongs/#comment-209 Chris Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:46:05 +0000 http://hadleighroberts.co.uk/?p=807#comment-209 Yeah, the basic point of the law is that everything created is automatically copyrighted and unusable. People can choose to waive their rights, but by default the answer is no. To use an image you have to contact them and ask permission. The UK's papers will charge a fee to reproduce any of their content (which is ironic given how often they pinch from the Internet, but that's another story...). Yeah, the basic point of the law is that everything created is automatically copyrighted and unusable. People can choose to waive their rights, but by default the answer is no. To use an image you have to contact them and ask permission. The UK's papers will charge a fee to reproduce any of their content (which is ironic given how often they pinch from the Internet, but that's another story…).

]]> By: Hadleigh Roberts http://hadleighroberts.com/2009/06/copyrights-and-wrongs/#comment-208 Hadleigh Roberts Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:52:02 +0000 http://hadleighroberts.co.uk/?p=807#comment-208 I had heard about how strict UK copyright law is; though I'm in France for a good long time now, so I'd better brush up on French law! They just dropped the Hadopi Law on film downloading as impossible. (And that's for the typo correcting, I'm so bad at proofreading my own stuff.) As for images, I normally try to check for copyright bits a pieces on images I borrow, if it's definitely owned, I'll oblige with a proper link etc. Though again, it comes back to UK law... I had heard about how strict UK copyright law is; though I'm in France for a good long time now, so I'd better brush up on French law! They just dropped the Hadopi Law on film downloading as impossible.

(And that's for the typo correcting, I'm so bad at proofreading my own stuff.)

As for images, I normally try to check for copyright bits a pieces on images I borrow, if it's definitely owned, I'll oblige with a proper link etc. Though again, it comes back to UK law…

]]> By: Chris B http://hadleighroberts.com/2009/06/copyrights-and-wrongs/#comment-207 Chris B Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:45:30 +0000 http://hadleighroberts.co.uk/?p=807#comment-207 I'm a shameless copyright nerd, so here's some constructive crticisms: *Typo in the subheading "Contend Usage Limit". (If your OCDness extends as far as mine, there's also an unnecessary doublespace after your name). *Though your CC license is very good and absolutely the right way forward, be aware that most of the images on your site are afoul of UK copyright laws. In brief, you cannot reproduce any images without express permission. A CC license is express permission; news sources without one will typically expect you to pay. Of course the chance of litigation is low, but if you ever wanted to take action on infringement of your works then it would wise to clean all the non-kosher images from this blog. The full law text is at: <a href="http://www.jenkins.eu/statutes/copyright.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jenkins.eu/statutes/copyright.asp</a> If you have spare time and don't mind being depressed, it's worth checking out how draconian UK copyright laws are compared to other countries'. The law desperately needs reform if it wants to be respected, but so far all change has been in the wrong direction. I'm a shameless copyright nerd, so here's some constructive crticisms:

*Typo in the subheading "Contend Usage Limit". (If your OCDness extends as far as mine, there's also an unnecessary doublespace
after your name).

*Though your CC license is very good and absolutely the right way forward, be aware that most of the images on your site are afoul of UK copyright laws. In brief, you cannot reproduce any images without express permission. A CC license is express permission; news sources without one will typically expect you to pay.

Of course the chance of litigation is low, but if you ever wanted to take action on infringement of your works then it would wise to clean all the non-kosher images from this blog.

The full law text is at: http://www.jenkins.eu/statutes/copyright.asp

If you have spare time and don't mind being depressed, it's worth checking out how draconian UK copyright laws are compared to other countries'. The law desperately needs reform if it wants to be respected, but so far all change has been in the wrong direction.

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