Copyright and violation (sorry) ( was [Sca-cooks] COPYING The secrets of the . . . )

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> > Distributing the text (rather than the formatted files) is not a
> violation
> > of copyright. It is only when you distribute someone else's work
> (and
> > their work is the effort required to photograph & digitize the
> material),
> > that you run into trouble. :)
>
> This is one of the oft lost or misunderstood pieces in dicussing
> copyrights amongst scholars.  For example, Scully's translations and
> interpretations are copyrighted, BUT the actual text that he has
> transcribed is not protected.  The original text, unmodified is not his
> to copyright.  ANY other part that he adds, translates or describes is
> his material to protect.

Exactly. However, it has been ruled that the work of digitally
photographing the item is adding value... thus the format change itself is
the part that is copyrighted. :)

-- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa   jenne at fiedlerfamily.net
"It's no use trying to be clever- we are all clever here; just try
to be kind- a little kind." F. J. Foakes Jackson.