Yes, I appreciate the tightrope that has to be walked legally. I can be taught, apparently.
A lot of people have been doing a lot of work in the last months, and especially in the last few weeks, to strike as good a balance as possible between Issaries need to protect its rights and to be a responsible corporate citizen.
The tangled legalese of the unsupported policy statement is finally starting to make sense.
For that, I'm grateful to all involved. This sort of public statement is exactly what folk have been asking for.
I for one, will be glad to stop writing about/negotiating/questioning the policy and be able to concentrate again on a looming project deadline.
John
(Self Righteous Nay-sayer)
have produced some very positive
At 01:39 AM 03/04/05 +0000, you wrote:
>John,
>
>The statements made in the snippet I
>sent pretty much say it all when it comes
>to Issaries crediting people:
>
>"Issaries has absolutely no intention of
>using your work without your permission and
>without giving you credit."
>
> [History has shown that Issaries is pretty
> good at getting permission to use stuff.
> Although there have been failures on giving
> credit, and they have been tragic, it does
> not happen very often.]
>
>"An example would be writing a page on the City
>of Boldhome. Issaries can only use a body of
>work with author permission and credit.
>You are not giving away your rights to be
>named as the author."
>
>"whenever someone has made it known to Issaries
>that they have not credited someone properly
>Issaries credited that individual through a
>subsequent announcement, usually with an apology
>for the omission."
>
> [Issaries track record has proven this out. I would
> really like to know of ANYONE who has complained
> about not getting credit that Issaries has just
> turned a deaf ear towards. In other words, is there
> anyone who feels Issaries didn't issue them an
> apology and make a public statement owning up
> to the error of not giving credit?]
>
>As for the appendices, they will only contain
>examples. NO NEW RULES. I realize that examples
>are good, but its not like the appendices will
>alter, add or subtract from the rules of the policy.
>
>Rick
>Arrogant Bastard
>
>--- In ImmoderateHeroQuest_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Hughes"
><nysalor_at_h...> wrote:
> > Thanks Insider Bitch.
> >
> > This is definitely a positive step in the right direction.
> >
> > Is there any sort of intention or statement about Issaries making
>fair and reasonable efforts to credit authors?
> >
> > "The appendices are still being written?!!' But people have
>already signed off!!
>
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>You Are All Idiots. Signed, De Immod.
>
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