<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Melanie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:melanie@t-data.com" target="_blank">melanie@t-data.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi,<br>
<div class="im"><br>
On 19/11/2012 22:17, Snowcrash Short wrote:<br>
>> If the items belong to the user. Purchased items do not belong tot<br>
>> he user. They belong to the creator and continue to belong to the<br>
>> creator, being licensed only for use on the one grid where they were<br>
>> purchased (licensed). Allowing these items to travel is called<br>
>> "copyright infringement", or, more often, "theft."<br>
>><br>
> Whether this is theft or not really depends on how you define the term<br>
> "distribution". Unfortunately I have not seen a single consistent<br>
> definition of this term used, neither in the practical world nor in the<br>
> legislation governing ip rights, especially in the context of the internet.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>It's not about distribution. That is a whole other kettle of fish.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Whether copying an item I have licensed but not created from the personal<br>
> inventory of one of my accounts to another is distribution, or merely<br>
> moving from one personal storage location to another is very much at an<br>
> open question which I doubt has no clear answer in any country.<br>
<br>
</div>Transfer from one account to another on the same grid is governed by<br>
the "no copy" permission. Transfer off the grid is not allowed. It<br>
really is that simple but I'm really getting the impression that you<br>
don't want to accept that. I understand you'd like reality to be<br>
different and you'd like users to actually own their inventory<br>
outright but that s simply not the case. Some TOS restrict items to<br>
one grid only and don't allow download of items you have not<br>
yourself created. If you download something you acquired from<br>
someone else in one of those grids, it is theft. No matter what the<br>
purpose of the download is.<br>
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- Melanie<br>
</div></div></blockquote><div>Theft is a criminal act punishable by law, and illegal acquisition or distribution of immaterial property (typically IP) is theft, what you are referring to is "breach of contract" and requires that a contract has been entered into by both parties. If no contract has been made made - in my country it must be entered into explicitly - there cannot be a "breach of contract".</div>
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