Tuesday, August 30, 2011

You Can Copy Our Articles All You Want... But Please Don't Claim The Copyright Belongs To You | Techdirt:
"In our case, we stand by the fact that we (perhaps alone of all the sources he copied from) don't mind the fact that he decided to reprint our stuff. That's cool. Anyone can do that. But what struck me as interesting, was this bit:
It is also worth noting that Evans tries to establish a copyright on the book, despite the fact that every article he used is already copyrighted:
"No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, or by any means; -- electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission from the original author."
This disclaimer is laughable, as Evans himself did not obtain permission to use all of the articles contained in the book. Worse, in using the articles without permission while charging $39.95 for the book, he is profiting off these copyright infringements."

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