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Re: Is having link to copyrighted material illegal? said by Link Logger:One of the things I have been looking for is a sample of an online copyright for a movie so I can see if it states within the copyright any limitations as to advertising or distribution of the movie. Most studios overstate their rights. There is no penalty for doing so.
If Canada is like most western nations, then don't expect any clear answers in the law. Advertising is copyrighted and therefore distribution of their advertising is a exclusive right. The titles of their works and the names of their theaters are probably further covered by trademark laws, which would allow you to tell your friends about a movie.
However, as excesses go, companies are now using "copyright" to limit speech in the sale of physical property, with conflicted results -- such as the Louis Vuitton case (won) in France »www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422673041 (The court ruled that eBay was responsible for the "illicit sale" of [non-counterfeit] perfumes from the LVMH empire, which can be sold only through the brands' "selective distribution networks." )-- or this case (lost) in the USA »www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/07/ti···nsive-tr (Ruling that Tiffany cannot expand copyright's protections to prevent 3rd-party sales).
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Robb Topolski -= funchords.com =- Hillsboro, Oregon
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