[Opensim-users] Animations

[Vanish]

I don't have much else to contribute to this topic, but I wanted to thank  
Karen for this very nice reply, which is a very welcome break from the  
usual hyperbole surrounding the subject.

I'd like to add that copyright is far from being universal around the  
world, and here in germany, for example, the law is less strict than it is  
in the U.S. We don't have the fair-use doctrine, but we do have some very  
clear exceptions from the general copyright (for example, the right to  
make private copies under certain circumstances). As far as litigation and  
actual pursuit of copyright goes, that's another matter entirely.

Greetings
V

> Consider this an introduction to the whole content piracy issue.
>
> It is not nearly as one sided as many would have you believe.
>
> FWIW, IRL I am a retired IP lawyer so I know something of the issues and
> the practical results are not very satisfying to either side.
>
> For example under current US law if you purchased the "content" on
> physical media such as a CD or USB stick then you OWN that piece of
> hardware and can resell it to anyone, provided that you do not keep a  
> copy.
>
> However if you merely downloaded the content then you are merely
> "renting" it!
>
> I think you can see why many people on both sides of the issue are upset
> - we (i.e. judges) simply have not had time to work out what is truly
> fair to everyone!
>
> Another example is the actual statute.
>
> If you look up 17 USC 101 (US copyright statutes) then you find about 20
> line defining what is "protected work" then the next 5000 line define
> limitations and exceptions that is what is NOT copyright-able!
>
> The largest publisher of books n the world (US Govt) cannot copyright
> anything for example. Teachers and libraries get some blanket exemptions
> as well.
>
> Worse yet, as a content creator myself the "ownership" of content even
> content that YOU have created is far from clear. Linden Labs lays some
> claim to YOUR work! The exact nature of this is undefined at present,
> but at various times they have simply forbidden ALL export of ANY
> content, even content that I created.
>
> At that point I moved all of my stores etc. out of Second Life, and
> rarely even visit any more.
>
> MY solution has been to create stuff on my own private "Diva" grid then
> IMPORT it wherever I want to use it. Even that gets a hassle from
> paranoid grid owners sometimes.
>
> While I do not condone the piracy that is happening, I do understand the
> frustration that causes it.
>
> Karen
>
> On 10/16/2011 10:50 AM, Wayne wrote:
>> Hi Lindy and thank you.
>>
>> I've spent hundreds of dollars on animations in SL and I think it's a  
>> crime
>> to find that, in essence, I am only renting them.
>>
>> Sorry, just had to vent. lol
>>
>> Wayne
>> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Lindy Orwin  
>> <lindyaustralia at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Wayne
>>> You can find some animations for free on
>>> http://www.lindakellie.com/
>>> Lindy
>>>
>>> On 16 October 2011 08:28, Wayne <lppwayne at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to get animations that I purchased in SL to  
>>>> opensim?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
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