[Sca-cooks] Images - Copyright infringement - on topic for SCA writers

[Kate Wood]

On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Suey <lordhunt at gmail.com> wrote:
> Lets take a case in hand: A friend wrote a marvellous book. He got lung
> cancer. His adult son and he edited the book between oxygen tanks. Friend
> died and now son wants to publish in honor of a marvellous father and a
> fabulous book but between his own work, family and all he does not have the
> time to seek the approvals he needs for the images his Dad wanted to be
> published. - Too he does not know where to start - Isn't there an easy way
> to get this done?
> Suey
>

No, there's no shortcut. Copyright law applies to everyone. Books do
not need to be published on a deadline, this is not a book hostage
situation. Son can take some time to get the permissions for the
photos. Or, he can hire a lawyer to do it for him.

Kate