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On Fri, 12 May 1995, John Moulder wrote:
> That sound legal under the "fair use" wording of copyright law, but they are
> still obliged to acknowledge the source.
Probably not, as far as the law is concerned. (At least in the U.S. --
Almost every country other than the U.S. has stronger laws in this
regard.) There is at least one court (I think the second circuit) has held
that whether the source is acknowledged can be considered as one factor in
determining whether a use is a fair use. But that's the exception. For
the most part, copyright law is totally unconcerned with giving credit
where it's due.
Law aside, it's pretty sleazy not to acknowledge contributions of others.
For more info on U.S. copyright law, see my FAQ at
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/law/Copyright-FAQ/
-- Terry Carroll | "Clearly, this invention provides the world's Santa Clara, CA | first weapons simulator for use by motorists." carrollt@netcom.com | - U.S. Patent No. 5,314,371 (May 24, 1994)--part_ABD9009C0009656700000002--
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