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Subject:Re: A Question of Ethics (new thread) From:"Tom Sullivan" <tsullivan -at- netexpress -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 20 Aug 2001 22:21:40 -0700
Hey Glenn,
I wrote earlier about the copyright violations allegation(s), but my post
came back because I forgot to delete the footer. Arrrggghhhh......
Anyway, here is what I wrote to you then. I hope it still applies.
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Hey Glenn,
"Uncanny" to say the least.
I think my first step would be to talk with a qualified, trustworthy
copyright lawyer. I would investigate to see if the Jeps site is really
copyrighted and if so, when it was first copyrighted. Anyone can put a
copyright symbol on a Web page, even if it is not copyrighted.
If WORDTEK has had copyright protection since January 1, 2001 and Jeps has
not, then possibly some infringement action could be initiated. I think
dates of copyrighting could be crucial in this case.
If Jeps is not copyrighted, then they have a big problem and some
heavy-duty explaining to do.
You are absolutely right, there *appears* to be some hard-core copyright
violation going on there! But I'm *not* an attorney, so take my two cents
worth with a grain of salt.
Take care and be good to yourself!
T
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From: <macewen -at- WORDTEK -dot- COM>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 7:34 AM
Subject: Copyright violations
Anyone have any experience with blatant copyright
violations of web page material? We just discovered
that someone copied almost all of our web site and
changed a few logos and names to create their own
site. Very odd for someone in our business who claims
to be a web site designer, but it happened.
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