Posted by Kwix at wsip68-15-218-40.at.at.cox.net on February 26, 2003 at 13:45:59:
In Reply to: here is a good analogy about this posted by Duffless on February 26, 2003 at 13:29:29:
Duffless,
Very good analogy. I agree that if Kevin shared the picture with the confidence that no one would "steal" it, then that confidence should have been abided by. In my earlier post, I referred to the difference between "Public Domain" and non public domain. If this image had been posted on say, MSN.com's entertainment news section, then, it would be "Public Domain" for viewing and use. Granted, MSN or whomever took the photo would still maintain copywrites to it, but the image itself would then be construed as public property. What we have here is a case of private property being unjustly "stolen" and distributed to the public at large.