Re: Re: Example of why fan material policies are a legal necessity

From: donald_at_...
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:35:41 GMT


In message <d1slu7+mito_at_...> "Jeff" writes:
>

>> This reflects the principle of English copyright law that you
>> can't copyright an idea only a "work".

>Sadly, US copyright law is much less friendly and Issaries is based
>in the US.

Which is irrelevant, the appropriate jurisdiction is where the allegedly infringing work is published. Of course with the web this becomes a problem until there is international agreement on how to determine where something is published.

-- 
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/

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