Comments on: IP Query

By: E. Harding

E. Harding — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:40:17 +0000

The excuse here is that the statement of copyright makes it a derivative work, which can be copyrighted.

By: Anon73

Anon73 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:53:01 +0000

De jure illegal, but not de facto?

By: PA

PA — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:40:32 +0000

It is a criminal offense:

“Any person who, with fraudulent intent, places on any article a notice of copyright or words of the same purport that such person knows to be false, or who, with fraudulent intent, publicly distributes or imports for public distribution any article bearing such notice or words that such person knows to be false, shall be fined not more than $ 2,500.” 17 USC 506(d)

By: Brad Spangler

Brad Spangler — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:22:33 +0000

If this goes on, Ron Paul will be able to shut down the Fed by stamping copyright symbols on the dollar bill and then sending Bernanke a cease and desist letter.