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Originally posted by yuefo
So what? You can't be sued by an anonymous party. Is Isaac going to come forward and admit the hoax?
There is also something called public domain, which I think applies here. Isaac described the origin of the materials as the government project he was working on, which gave everyone the green light to use them how they saw fit,
Are you suggesting no one should copy anything off the web via a personal sense of ethics, or do you actually think there's a legal implication with the selling of Isaac images? I'm just trying to understand where you're coming from.
Originally posted by pjslug
If it is in fact an alien language, Isaac can no more copyright it than you could copyright Cuneiform.
Originally posted by chunder
No good claiming it went against Isaac's instructions - we are all guilty of that here quoting small sections of text and inserting pictures.....
......."They are available as high resolution scans that I am giving away free, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY AND ARE KEPT TOGETHER ALONG WITH THIS WRITTEN MATERIAL."
Originally posted by Blaine91555
I'm obviously playing the devils advocate here but with reason.
If this is a Hoax why extend it and make it worse by profiting from a hoax.
A person can't criticize a hoaxer if they participate in the hoax.
Originally posted by Blaine91555
Posting on a discussion board is not copyright infringement.
I don't see any mention of relinquishing copyright or permission to profit from the documents use.
Who knows? Nothing may ever come of it. Then again? This is not something I would do. The funny part is if this is a hoax and I believe it is, the issue of copyright becomes more of a problem than if it is real. I'm not sure I'd want to be the one to convince a judge that I believed it was real just because it was posted on the Internet
Originally posted by Farnswoth
He, he, if I was Chad/Isaac I would wait a couple of months so that more people started selling drone related items. Then I'd sue their butts to oblivion.
Originally posted by Blaine91555
Originally posted by yuefo
So what? You can't be sued by an anonymous party. Is Isaac going to come forward and admit the hoax?
Who knows? Isaac could come forward at any time as he/she committed no crime.
Originally posted by Blaine91555
The Government is an entity like any other and can hold copyright.
Originally posted by chunder
How does it make it worse - it's all a bit of fun really.
We are all participating in the hoax - ATS participates in it - are you saying someone like Saladfingers can't criticize the hoaxer ?
Originally posted by chunder
Just what is the copywright issue here ?
It's either a complete non-issue or will prove the thing a hoax or real if someone comes forward.
Originally posted by yuefo
Honestly, you're being a little too sensitive to poor Isaac's rights. How about he reimburse everyone who's made a fool of themselves believing in his lies? Did you lie and say someone else created your artwork? No? Well then there's the difference.
[edit on 8/6/2007 by yuefo]
Originally posted by yuefo
Honestly, you're being a little too sensitive to poor Isaac's rights. How about he reimburse everyone who's made a fool of themselves believing in his lies? Did you lie and say someone else created your artwork? No? Well then there's the difference.
[edit on 8/6/2007 by yuefo]
Originally posted by pjslug
You state that with such conviction, as if you've proven Isaac's story is a lie. No one has proven any such thing. We have all lent opinions to both sides of the argument and it seems his story contains both truth and fiction, or at least misleads.
Originally posted by Blaine91555
Anyone other than the producer of the documents would risk violating both civil and criminal law by knowingly profiting from someone else's work.
Originally posted by yuefo
But you're conveniently ignoring what I've said repeatedly--by saying, in writing, that the materials aren't his but rather pilfered, he has reliquinshed rights to the property.
Originally posted by Sequel
I already posted how Isaac gave what I think are KEYS to unlocking the rest of the Schematic : he described the action and general architecture of the Gravity Generator, and he described in less detail about the Projector ( Cloak ).