Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For those of us who are not Americans, can you explain exactly what the 11th ammendment to the US Constitution is? thanks, dan c. At 10:05 AM 21-11-00 -0800, Chuck Albertson wrote: >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 >> > >> >> > > >