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Skriven 2006-06-14 11:49:52 av SHANNON TALLEY (1:275/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Michiel van der Vlist
Ärende: Re: Pickled Pirates Prop
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Hello Michiel,

Oh -- that was funny and idiotic at the same time.

>          *WWHHAAAMMM!!!*
> I see that you are offering goods for sale on your website. You once 
> offered me
> a 10% (or was that 15%) discount, so you must be making some profit on it. 
> So
> your websiate is commercial. At least in part.

What you are referring to is the 'online store' which --- when you click on 
an item, will take you to "another site" (owned and operating by someone 
else) where one can purchase goods.  What you see is nothing more than 
"links" to another site because all proceeds go to charitable causes.  No 
green touches my hands :)  None of it.  ALL the products and handling of 
proceeds are outsourced.

*"WWHHAAAAMMM!!!!*

That was the sound of the trap closing.  Than YOU for taking the bait <grin>

If you would still like a 15% discount, it can be arranged.  To support the 
homeless in Hampton Roads, just buy something at 
http://www.fidotel.com/store

> Could it be that by offering free material you are atrackting more vistors 
> to
> the commercial part of your website?

I don't have a "COMMERCIAL" part of my BBS, it's all free.

> I don't think you would want to pursue this avenue in court. You *did* 
> inform
> the IRS of this source of income I take it?

I'd only have to inform the IRS of money made above and beyond specific 
levels (as specified by IRS rules), which -- I wouldn't make ANYWAY because 
so few actually purchase anything.  Again, no money ever touches my hands 
and it all goes to charity and is outsourced and I therefore have no 
commercial venture on MY BBS.

By the way, was that a 'threat'??

> No. he similarity is in the ruling that publishing on another website is a
> "nieuwe openbaarmaking" that requires the renewed permission from the
> contributing authors.

Not in this case.

> The fact that Mom wanted money for his permission and that I want 
> something
> else makes no relevant difference. Copyright here is not primarily about 
> money.
> It is about author's rights.

And you retain your rights.  I haven't modified your article, nor claimed it 
to be my own, NOR have I sold it, nor have I made any money by distributing 
it on my Fidonet BBS.  Those are your rights, and I respect all authors 
rights.  I know you keep ignoring this, but -- this is where your argument 
goes south....  This is where "we" are right, and "YOU" are wrong.

Cheers!
Shannon

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