Oops! I didn't know about that 17 USC Section 107 rule on copyrights. Now
don't I feel like quite the fool!! Sorry, y'all.
Rich, I got the Zep stuff that you recommended....I believe it was Zep 9878,
125 lbs. I'm still trying to find some kind of a container to mix and keep it
in, which will probably be a 50 gallon barrel. I will then want to make some
kind of a screened thing to put the parts in that I can then lower into the
solution. I am going to do it "cold" rather than heat up the mixture, and
I'll jiggle the barrel every few hours to mix it up a little. Thanks for your
help with all this, by the way.
Bob
However, I must again respectfully disagree with you. Although a
copyright owner certainly can reserve his rights, he can only reserve those
rights that he can actually hold. In other words, while a copyright holder
can give away his rights, he cannot prohibit the exercise of an authorized
exception. Cites to relevant statutes follow my signature below, although, as
usual, I am not an attorney, and one should consult a local attorney of their
choice for advice specific to their situation.
Finally, how'd the Zep stuff work? I've gathered the parts to make a
small (maybe 10 gallon) hot tank (a small barrel and a 110v engine heater),
but can't figure out to insulate the barrel.
Rich
(considering copyrighting the acronym "LBC" as well as the "@" symbol, but
will now shut up)
Under 17 U.S.C. Sect. 102(a) (2001), copyright protection is extended to
"original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression"
including literary works, music, sound, pictures, and even pantomime and
architecture (whoa -- mimes and Frank Lloyd Wright....).
A copyright owner has the exclusive rights to reproduce the copyrighted
work, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public by sale,
rental, lease, or lending, and to display or perform the work. 17 U.S.C.
Sect. 106 (2001).
However, the copyright owner's rights are subject to exceptions: "[F]air
use, including such use by reproduction in copies ... for purposes such as
criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching ... , scholarship, or research,
is not an infringement of copyright." 17 U.S.C. Sect. 107 (2001).
"[D]termining whether the use is a fair use ... [includes considering] ...
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a
commercial nature ... ; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount
and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as
a whole; (4) and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value
of the copyrighted work." Id.
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