Re: [Leica] Re: don't be a smart-ass

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

Jim can speak as to his own experience, but there are a number of recent
cases in which state governments and their agencies have successfully fended
off copyright infringement claims (among other claims) by asserting their
immunity from suit under the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Arnold" <osprey@bmt.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 5:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: don't be a smart-ass


> Jim --
>
> This is a curious situation, an entity not being bound by copyright laws
> solely because it is a governmental body. Can you cite a legal authority
for
> this? Do you base it on personal experience? Is it just something you
"heard
> at the club"?
>
> I'm very curious to know if this statement of the law is accurate.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- Paul Arnold
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Brick" <jim@brick.org>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>;
<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 5:18 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Re: don't be a smart-ass
>
>
> > At 03:10 PM 11/19/00 -0800, Douglas Herr wrote:
> > >
> > >A long time ago I might have answered "Duhh!" but an excess of
experience
> > with this sort of response has taught me to behave politely.  I answered
> in
> > the affirmative, and the other guy then told me that he works for the
city
> > [of West Sacramento] and could I let him know when the pictures are
> > developed, since he wants to buy some for the walls of city offices.
He's
> > the director of the city's Parks and Recreation department.  We exchange
> > business cards and we part with a handshake.  "Sorry to bother you" he
> > says.  "No problem" I replied.
> > >
> > >Doug Herr
> >
> >
> > Beware Doug, when you sell photographs to any "government" agency, they
> can
> > do with it what ever they please. Copyright does not effect them. They
own
> > whatever you give them and can scan it, copy it, use it anywhere anytime
> > without your permission or remuneration to you.
> >
> > Jim
> >
>
>