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Originally posted by kddani
I put the question about this out on our KD yahoogroup, i'd like to see if anyone from HQ will answer my question, as they occassionally do when we put that type of question out in the group. If not, I intend to contact HQ more directly once my book arrives and i get to see exactly how it's cited.
And don't be so certain about Time-Warner's legal teams.... big companies screw up all the time. And the law in the US, ESPECIALLY copyright law, can be interpreted in many ways. Copyright law is an area that is very rarely cut and dry.
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i would love to hear their answer...even if you just pm me!
big companies do screw up. my friend is a patent attorney and deals with multimillion dollar coporations who use things they aren't supposed to without paying the proper people. for them, it is almost easier to see if they get caught. since they are so big, payment after a law suit is a drop in the bucket. if they don't get caught, then they don't have to pay anyone. do i think this is very ethical? absolutely not, but it is a reality. and while we would all like to think that every big business is out there doing the right thing all of the time....they aren't. it is all about money.
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I think that is very very different from what is the case here. I believe it is important to act to protect properties but in this case I think resources could be better focused than on this questionable area? I personally FEEL, that to instigate a lawsuit in this situation would be symptomatic of the reputation the United States has (whether the reputation is poppycock or not!) for being sue happy over everything.
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i would love to hear why you think sueing for someone quoting out of a book that they have no permission to use is a useless lawsuit. and while i am not 100% sure that kd didn't give permission, it is more than likely that she didn't.