Re: Who would "own" this website since it's written by a volunteer?
"Andy Dingley"
| > I'll tell her that a webmaster who has BTDT has discovered that to be
| > the case.
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| An anonymous webmaster with no discernible output, who regularly posts
| legal opinions that contradict the basics of UK copyright law.
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| "NotMe" has apparently won numerous legal victories in such cases, yet
| hhe/she/it still refuses to cite them so that they're checkable.
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| Make of that what you will.
The very few issues that have made it to court have been won. The key is to
avoid losing (I think the lawyers refer to this as 'prevailing') by using
enforceable contracts.
For the record I'm not a web master (as stated previously I have limited
experiance in coding for the web) but an artist and an engineer who has made
my bread from IPR (intelectual property rights) for over 40 years. Since I
got my start, professionally, in the late 50's my efforts in the regard
predate the web.
BTW I have likewise stated I am based in the USA and am not a lawyer.
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