Comments on: A sneaky little idea. http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/ And with Oden on our side, we are victorious Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:32:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: George http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-609 George Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:21:32 +0000 http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/#comment-609 <p>IANAL, but I think something has to qualify as a 'literary work' before it can be copyrighted. You can't just write 'cow' and expect a copyright on that. Or 'The cow is fat', or 'The cow is fat and has four legs'. So a chat conversation would be exempt, unless you do manage to produce a 'literary work' over instant messenger.</p> IANAL, but I think something has to qualify as a ‘literary work’ before it can be copyrighted. You can’t just write ‘cow’ and expect a copyright on that. Or ‘The cow is fat’, or ‘The cow is fat and has four legs’. So a chat conversation would be exempt, unless you do manage to produce a ‘literary work’ over instant messenger.

]]> By: iluv http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-608 iluv Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:05:11 +0000 http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/#comment-608 <p>I'm not too sure about chat(or shared conversations in general), but the Berne convention definitely applies to email. Therefore, as long as you haven't explicitly revoked your rights(and, at least with gmail, you haven't), you own them. Sending it out doesn't change anything.</p> <p>IM, I'm not sure about. My guess is you'd have to treat IM the same as email, only speeded up a lot. In this case you'd own copyright on your half of the conversation. Of course, IANAL, talk to a real lawyer before doing anything dangerous.</p> I’m not too sure about chat(or shared conversations in general), but the Berne convention definitely applies to email. Therefore, as long as you haven’t explicitly revoked your rights(and, at least with gmail, you haven’t), you own them. Sending it out doesn’t change anything.

IM, I’m not sure about. My guess is you’d have to treat IM the same as email, only speeded up a lot. In this case you’d own copyright on your half of the conversation. Of course, IANAL, talk to a real lawyer before doing anything dangerous.

]]> By: admin http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-607 admin Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:07:55 +0000 http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/#comment-607 <p>Well, that raises the question that: who ultimately owns your email and your chat transcripts. I couldn't find much on the internet, but there's a legal department at work, which might help me out with this</p> <p>But turns out these kind of conversations are not exactly "seo friendly"(thank you digital point forums), so the profitability is doubtable.</p> <p>But in this world of DMCAs everywhere, who owns legal right to the content of your chats and under what license? that's something that isn't discussed much anywhere.</p> Well, that raises the question that: who ultimately owns your email and your chat transcripts. I couldn’t find much on the internet, but there’s a legal department at work, which might help me out with this

But turns out these kind of conversations are not exactly “seo friendly”(thank you digital point forums), so the profitability is doubtable.

But in this world of DMCAs everywhere, who owns legal right to the content of your chats and under what license? that’s something that isn’t discussed much anywhere.

]]> By: iluv http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-606 iluv Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:13:04 +0000 http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/#comment-606 <p>If you're talking about your end of the conversation, I don't think I see what the problem is. You probably haven't signed over copyright to your email host(gmail, for instance, does require that you release some permissions but it doesn't actually take away your copyright) and you almost certainly haven't signed it over to the other party. So, if I understand what you're saying correctly, yes.</p> <p>If you mean both ends, then no. The other party still has copyright over their text(all hail the Berne convention).</p> If you’re talking about your end of the conversation, I don’t think I see what the problem is. You probably haven’t signed over copyright to your email host(gmail, for instance, does require that you release some permissions but it doesn’t actually take away your copyright) and you almost certainly haven’t signed it over to the other party. So, if I understand what you’re saying correctly, yes.

If you mean both ends, then no. The other party still has copyright over their text(all hail the Berne convention).

]]> By: Samar Singla http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Samar Singla Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:24:55 +0000 http://anirudhsanjeev.org/a-sneaky-little-idea/#comment-605 <p>well anything works in this crazy world..</p> well anything works in this crazy world..

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