On 20 Oct 2008 18:30:20 GMT, mrorwell mrorwell wrote:

On 20 Oct 2008, you wrote in alt.binaries.pictures.aviation:

Once images are uploaded on a newsgroup, you are able to put them on a
website as long as credit is shown to the orginial photographer. The
problem usually lies in when you are trying to pass it off as your own
work or if someone downloads and than prints or makes a print for
themselves to sell. As long as you are not making money off the
picture(s) or music etc, than no copyright law has been broken. This
is pretty mcuh the way copyright is handled in Canada any way.

This is not the way US Copyright works.

Even if a photo (or any work) is uploaded to a newsgroup, you are not
automatically granted the right to use it as you choose. Uploading it
does NOT put it in the public domain. There is never a time when it
automatically goes in to public domain until after the copyright expires.
Under current US law, could be 100+ years. (You have the Disney
corporation (among others) to thank for pushing for longer and longer
copyrights.)

Granted, the copyright holder may have a difficult time preventing you
from using it or tracking you down if you do use the photo without
permission, but they have (almost) complete legal control over its use.
The "almost" part refers to gray areas surrounding parody and reviews.

But copyright is WAY to complex to be explained in 2 paragraphs. Check
wikipedia for a better overview and links to more detailed explanation.

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I hate to burst anyone's bubble but being the author of a work does
not give exclusive rights to the copyrright holder once the work has
been published. (US copyright Law)
1-you must register a copy of the work with the copyright office
before you can sue to stop infringment.
2-I can infringe on your work provided I can prove that the use is
fair use and I do not need your permission.
3-An original work of art must quailfy as a work of art covered by the
copyright acts 1909, 1976 and the current copyright law. The lawsuit
depends on when the work was published for the first time.
4-Works publshed prior to 1989 without copyright notice on them are
now public domain unless works published between 1-1-78 & 3-1-89 had
the omission corrected within five years of publication. Works first
published between 1909 and 12-31-77 without notice immediatly went
into the public domain without a chance to correct the omission.
5-We all (whether trains, ships or planes over the years traded or
sold slides, negatives and prints. Anything given away, sold, lent or
traded prior to 12-31-77 without notice are now public domain.
Reminder even with the notice a copy must have been filed with the
copyright office before a lawsuit is started.
6-Worst of all, copyright lawyers charge really big fees.
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