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Posted by Paul Serotsky Equally, I am pretty sure that most folk who place their words on the web DO indeed expect that anyone who wants to download a copy for "private consumption" will do so - after all, this is only a matter of convenience, equivalent to caching a web page. In fact, this is exactly what you want them to do, as it means your work is appreciated. Copyright comes into effect only if something is then done with the material, other than simply reading it. However, if someone takes your material and re-publishes it in some form, it is common courtesy to ask permission first, and credit you as the author. It gets serious only when someone takes your material and makes money out of it (for example, using it in a booklet that is sold to the public) - in these circumstances you are not unreasonably entitled both to be consulted and to receive a cut of the profits, aren't you? And, this applies to any form of original publication, even the web, doesn't it? It's my understanding that, once you have claimed copyright (provided you're entitled to it!), you do not actually need to wheel out all that pompous legalese about what can and can't be done with your material - that comes with the copyright.
on September 5, 2006, 10:19 am, in reply to "Re: david wright article on dittersdorf"
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Of course the "good doctor" would have a hard time defending his copyright - that's precisely what I was getting at when I said "provided that the 'copy' is yours by 'right'"! As in the case of the Chopin article, it's clearly wrong to crib your materials without crediting your source, and equally it's fraudulent to then claim copyright yourself! Moreover, this is true even if you yourself have previously been the victim of such wrongdoings.
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