>One wonders, then, if there's a limit on the time a
>copyright
>holder has in which to defend their copyright or else
>lose it.
Nope; Lifetime of author plus (and this is what is
outrageous) 75 years.
It was originally 14 years _total.
I am really sorry to rain on the parade but the
following paragraph is WRONG.
>Sorry, but that's exactly what copyright law says (to
>the best of my
>non-lawyer understanding). There is NO copyright
>violation UNTIL the
>copyright holder comes forward and takes action to
>defend their
>copyright.
>If the copyright holder fails to defend their
>copyright, then there's
>no
>violation -- the offense can't be prosecuted
>until/unless the holder
> comes
>forward with a complaint.
>Now, admittedly, this is a strange thing, but that's
the way it is.
On what planet?!? Planet HAQR maybe but not on earth.
>So, I
guess if you're a developer, you need to make sure you
spend some time
frequenting the various forums where one can obtain
pirated software...
In practice yes, in theory no.
- Eric.
>>course, even if we all bought as much stock as what
we paid for our
Newts,
that would still only be a tiny fraction of Apple.
But a group of
stockholders can have influence beyond the number of
shares they hold,
if
they start making noises about Apple not doing their
duty to
shareholders
(by squandering a good and valuable asset, namely the
Newt technology).
You'd need at least five percent and lots and lots of
votes. Course, it happened once, just ask Steevie...
>> One thing I'm not addressing is *true*
abandonware, where the
company that holds the copyright does not exist and
the rights were
not sold. I'm not a lawyer, and I'm not going to
pretend to know how
the law would apply. But if the copyright is still
held by *anyone*,
it is illegal to infringe on that copy
Yes, that is correct. Even if they're bankrupt.
(creditors) Even if they're dead (heirs) Even if its
stupid its the law (oh wait - that is a redundancy).
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