On Wed, 2006-08-16 at 14:21 -0400, Rob wrote: > On Wed August 16 2006 14:07, Lee Revell wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-08-16 at 13:59 -0400, Rob wrote: > > > On Wed August 16 2006 13:16, Lee Revell wrote: > > > > > Expecting every artist to get permission before they > > > > > create their art is just plain idiocy. > > > > By your logic, it's OK to steal material from a > > > > construction site if you're using it to create art. > > > Be accurate. By that logic it's okay to take pictures of > > > material on a construction site if he's using them to create > > > art. > > Copyright law says otherwise. > > You were discussing logic, not law. Huge difference. > Well, I happen to think the law is correct and logical in this case. My creations are my property, and I should have the same right to make a living by selling them as a sculptor or a baker or a carpenter does. Copying my creations without my permission denies me the right to make a living by selling my creations, in exactly the same way that theft deprives a maker of physical objects of that right. Lee
