[Opensim-users] Free objects (dmu1 and dmu2 .IAR files)

[Jeff1564]

Hi All,
I agree with Karen, I think that what is happening with OpenSim content is
something like the free mp3 song albums that we have available for free in
the internet to download but worse, because if it was an Opensim album you
will need to call the singer and say
"Hey I found your song can i hear it?"  if you cant contact the singer just
don't hear it.

Adam said -- a lot of what people  think is free content isn’t.
I agree with Adam here, because if I am creator and i want to share, why not
put a notecard inside the item with the permissions.

Karen said -- In other words content or "works" must be considered freely
available to all unless there is evidence to the contrary.

Something like what YouTube does? right? should work that way with OpenSim
too. I think if the item is that important for the creator he should try
track it not the final user. And of course all of us that know one item that
was copied without rights we should do the best to purge it.

If someone upload an item, oar or etc.. to my website its ok. but the
problem starts when someone complain rights about that item to me and after
that the item still available in the website, then yes we have a problem.

Karen said -- This is a vitally important distinction, every bit as
important as the concept of "innocent until proven guilty" in criminal law.

this is 100% true besides Brazil where the cops shoot you before ask.(I am
Brazilian, I know that country, just kiddingggggg)
you know what you are doing when you backup your inventory... so please lets
just... you know... be cool about it.. do the right thing. if you know that
is a restricted item please just don't.

Karen said -- Content must be considered as "public domain" unless there is
some evidence that it is restricted in some way.
indeed.



On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Karen Palen <karen_palen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Adam,
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> While I understand that you are merely trying to be cautious you need to be
> careful that you are not overreacting.
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> Remember that the intent of IP laws is to increase the creation of content
> and the "works" available to all and not to restrict dissemination of legal
> content.
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> Those restrictions (e.g. DMCA) are merely a 'means to an end" - the goal is
> still to increase the content or 'works" available to everyone.
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> This is why such laws as the DMCA have "safe harbor" and "takedown"
> procedures for unlawful content rather than requiring and explicit license
> for all content before use.
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> Patent law (35 USC, 37 CFR) is founded on the concept of releasing the
> knowledge of an invention to the "public domain" in return for "an exclusive
> license to make use or sell the invention for a limited time."
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> In other words content or "works" must be considered freely available to
> all unless there is evidence to the contrary.
>
> This is a vitally important distinction, every bit as important as the
> concept of "innocent until proven guilty" in criminal law.
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> In practice the difference is the amount of content that is made available
> at no charge. IP law has always required that this err on the side of
> maximizing the legally available content.
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> By all means lets follow the law, but lets not subvert the law by adding
> provisions that were never intended!
>
> In other words the content must be considered "public domain" unless there
> is some evidence that it is restricted in some way.
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> Karen
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> --- On Thu, 12/10/09, Frisby, Adam <adam at deepthink.com.au> wrote:
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> > From: Frisby, Adam <adam at deepthink.com.au>
> > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Free objects (dmu1 and dmu2 .IAR files)
> > To: "opensim-users at lists.berlios.de" <opensim-users at lists.berlios.de>
> > Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6:59 AM
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> > Sorry about this – but
> > yeah, we need to be fairly careful here
> > about respecting IP rights; we have the same problem on
> > OSgrid policing
> > freebies in the plaza’s – a lot of what people
> > think is free content isn’t, so
> > it’s better to assume none of it is authorized unless
> > explicitly said.
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> > From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> > [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On
> > Behalf Of Americo
> > Damasceno
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> > Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2009 2:34 AM
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> > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
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> > Subject: [Opensim-users] Free objects (dmu1 and dmu2
> > .IAR files)
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> > I believe that nobody can know if a
> > copied (authorized to
> > be) object from another OpenSim region is or is not
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> > But I respect the Adam's arguments
> > and I have erased the
> > links to the .IAR files.
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