MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
There's a lot of stuff that *IS* copyrighted. And
even if the
submitter owned that material they may not be knowing what they are
giving up. Creating some polite template to use for such deletions may
help pages get proper sources and educate people about copyright at
the same time.
I think just speedying text from commericial content providers is not
enough. IMDB is not commericial, but they clearly state they're
material is copyrighted and they do not wish it to be duplicated and
I'm sure there's enough webmasters who think the same. Keeping such
material is blatant violation of copyright. We need to protect people
from their copyright being violated not only by others, but also by
themselves (without knowing what they are doing).
Deleting the material would actually be a favor in some cases.
There are two sides to that story. A lot of time a copyright notice is
posted without thinking when the author really doesn't give a damn.
IMDB is a good example. I have added a few bits to it in the past, but
copyright was the furthest thing from my mind when I did so. I'm sure
that if I looked at those pages I would find the routine copyright
notice whether I want it or not. Is there anything in the IMDB terms of
use that says that you give up copyrights to anything you contribute to
them?
The thought that anyone would sue himself for copyright infringement
strikes me as a little offbeat.
Ec