In article <42.218016c6.298c304f@aol.com>, HD883HUGGR@aol.com writes
>Hi gang. I'm not an attorney, but have dabbled in US law from time to time.
>So with the usual disclaimer, here's my take on the situation:
> 1. Copyright = copyright. 50 years from 1978 means you cannot legally
>reproduce the image without permission until 2028, at which time Haynes may
>renew the copyright for another 50 years.
> 2. Those who wear the T-shirt are exempt from prosecution unless they
>knew that the item was bootleg at the time of purchase. Liability falls on
>the manufacturer and/or distributor.
> 3. In such small quantities, Haynes probably will not have a problem,
>especially if the item is not "origianally" intended for sale. HOWEVER, they
>might...which means itms 1 and 2 above stand in the eyes of the Court and
>John & Eric are in deep poop.
> My advice: call or write to Haynes. Say that you and a few chums would
>like to use the photo on T-shirts for your group and all share in the cost of
>producing them. Assure them that you plan on printing a dozen or so and they
>will not be available for sale to anyone outside your group and that you will
>only make one production run and then destroy the screen. Haynes will
>probably allow you to do because it's such a small-beans situation and they
>have more important things to worry about.
> If they don't give you permission, then they probably would be the type
>to prosecute if they caught you in one...which takes us back to the top of
>this e-mail.
> Of course, this is just my opinion...
> ...and I'll take a Large.
> Scott (& Hobbs 77 Spit, and Rufio 75 Spit)
What he said.
(Actually, not quite. It's now *70* years, not 50, in most countries
in the world, and I'm still an Extra Large :-)).
ATB
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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