copyrighted material on Yellowchaser's site

Yellowchaser - there is a charge for using copyrighted text and pictures
from my site like you did with the article and pictures on the world
record bass. I am sending the information to About and they will send
you a contract to use this material - I don't remember getting one from
you. Please remove my copyrighted material until you sign the contract
and pay the fee.

Ronnie Garrison

http://fishing.about.com

On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:49:19 -0400, Ronnie Garrison
wrote:

Yellowchaser - there is a charge for using copyrighted text and pictures
from my site like you did with the article and pictures on the world
record bass. I am sending the information to About and they will send
you a contract to use this material - I don't remember getting one from
you. Please remove my copyrighted material until you sign the contract
and pay the fee.

Ronnie Garrison

http://fishing.about.com

For those who are interested in copying information from other
sites, etc...there is a great site that talks about copyrights and the
many exceptions is at: http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/quickguide.htm

The most common exceptions are what they call "fair use" and
"education" purposes. IMO, a good test is whether the materials are
being republished for the purpose of making a profit. If it isn't and
you're not posting a whole bunch of information...chances are you are
ok. However, if you're making a profit off of em' or using a bunch of
someone else's information...chances are you're stepping over the line
and infriging on someone else's work.

This is not legal advice. Talk to an attorney in your state if
you have an issue with this. This is just a "my opinion" reference
for folks here that might want to post a picture or article from
another site...or "hundreds" of articles...:

--
Dwayne E. Cooper, Atty at Law
Indianapolis, IN
Email:
Web Page: http://www.cooperlegalservices.com
Personal Fishing Web Page: http://www.hoosierwebsites.com/OnTheWater
Dog Fishing: http://www.hoosierwebsites.com/onthe...fishing040.htm
1st Annual ROFB Classic Winner

Dwayne E. Cooper wrote:
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:49:19 -0400, Ronnie Garrison
wrote:


Yellowchaser - there is a charge for using copyrighted text and pictures

from my site like you did with the article and pictures on the world

record bass. I am sending the information to About and they will send
you a contract to use this material - I don't remember getting one from
you. Please remove my copyrighted material until you sign the contract
and pay the fee.

Ronnie Garrison

http://fishing.about.com


For those who are interested in copying information from other
sites, etc...there is a great site that talks about copyrights and the
many exceptions is at: http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/quickguide.htm

The most common exceptions are what they call "fair use" and
"education" purposes. IMO, a good test is whether the materials are
being republished for the purpose of making a profit. If it isn't and
you're not posting a whole bunch of information...chances are you are
ok. However, if you're making a profit off of em' or using a bunch of
someone else's information...chances are you're stepping over the line
and infriging on someone else's work.

This is not legal advice. Talk to an attorney in your state if
you have an issue with this. This is just a "my opinion" reference
for folks here that might want to post a picture or article from
another site...or "hundreds" of articles...:

--
Dwayne E. Cooper, Atty at Law
Indianapolis, IN
Email:
Web Page: http://www.cooperlegalservices.com
Personal Fishing Web Page: http://www.hoosierwebsites.com/OnTheWater
Dog Fishing: http://www.hoosierwebsites.com/onthe...fishing040.htm
1st Annual ROFB Classic Winner

He removed my article from his site.

What he had done was copy an article from my site, with five pictures in
it, and posted it on his as an article from him. I was pretty mad when
I found it and did not see the email to him on that page or to a
webmaster so I posted here and other newsgroups knowing he visited here.
It was the only way I knew to contact him at the time.

I am pretty sure copying an article and pictures and posting the whole
thing as yours is a copyright violation. He did not even link back to my
site or give me credit. He did leave "picture by Ronnie Garrison" under
the photos.

Since he sells advertising on his site I guess that means he is making a
profit from my article he posted?

Ronnie Garrison wrote in
:

Yellowchaser - there is a charge for using copyrighted text and
pictures from my site like you did with the article and pictures on
the world record bass. I am sending the information to About and they
will send you a contract to use this material - I don't remember
getting one from you. Please remove my copyrighted material until you
sign the contract and pay the fee.

Ronnie Garrison

http://fishing.about.com

Hookandsinker.com traces through ezzi.net. I suggest that if the
content is not removed, you drop a note at
http://www.ezzi.net/home/company/index.cfm?do=Contact

Ezzi.net's acceptable use policy includes:


# Transmitting on or through any EZZI.NET service any material that is
unlawful, obscene, harassing, threatening, abusive, libelous or hateful,
or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give
rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national
or international law, including but not limited to direct or indirect
threats of physical harm or the transmission or display of child
pornography.

# Transmitting, distributing, or storing any information, data or
material in violation of U.S. regulation or law; state regulation or
law; common law; or the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction in
which EZZI.NET does business and/or the violation emanates, is received
and/or occurs, including but not limited to material protected by
copyright, trademark, trade secret or any other proprietary-rights
statute. Examples of such might include posting, uploading or otherwise
distributing copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright
holder, except when pursuant to the Fair Use Doctrine.

# Violating the personal-privacy rights of others, including but not
limited to collecting and distributing information about Internet users
without their permission, except as permitted by applicable law.

# Intentionally omitting, deleting, forging or misrepresenting
transmission information, including but not limited to headers,
return-address information and IP addresses, or taking any other action
intended to cloak the identity or contact information of the Client or
its users.



They also have a usenet policy:
Usenet. Users who post messages to Usenet newsgroups are responsible for
becoming familiar and complying with any written charter or FAQ
governing the use of such newsgroups. Regardless of such policies, users
may not:

1. post the same message, or a series of similar messages, to one or
more newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or multiple-posting, also
known as "Usenet SPAM");

2. post binary files to newsgroups not specifically named for that
purpose;

3. solicit mail for any address other than your EZZI.NET account(s)
or service where doing so would manifest an intent to harass others;

4. post messages for the purpose of threatening, harassing or
intimidating others;

5. post messages that infringe on the personal or property rights of
others (privacy rights or copyrights, for example);

6. cancel messages other than those you originated, with the
exception of official newsgroup moderators performing their duties;

7. post any message with forged packet header-information; and/or

8. post messages that are excessive and/or intended to annoy or
harass others, including, without limitation, messages promoting
chain letters, pyramid schemes or make-money-fast schemes.



Also, "EZZI.NET Clients are solely responsible for any misuse of their
account, even if the offending act or conduct was committed by, results
from or arises from the act, omission or behavior of someone other than
the Client. Thus, Clients must take the necessary precautions to protect
access to and use of their accounts." This means Yellowchaser's
disclaimer that he's not responsible for content posted through his site
is not valid so far as his web host is concerned.




Scott

Scott Seidman wrote:


Hookandsinker.com traces through ezzi.net. I suggest that if the
content is not removed, you drop a note at
http://www.ezzi.net/home/company/index.cfm?do=Contact

Ezzi.net's acceptable use policy includes:

He removed the article and pictures he had copied from my site.

"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
...

He removed the article and pictures he had copied from my site.

Looks like he's removed the whole site. Nothing but a test page. Looks like
he had given up on obtaining any pay advertisers. Most people of his caliber
fade away quickly.