Re: Illegal Use of Copywritten Material

drivetimecolumn...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Tim,
>
> While I respect your right to voice your opinion on my opinion, you DO
> NOT have the right to publish the copywrite protected text from my
> column.
>
> Please remove this text immediately from the Google Groups Blog, the
> SuperBiker Blog and anywhere else that you might have illegally posted
> it to avoid legal action.
>
> Michelle Groh-Gordy
> DriveTime Columnist


Michelle,

Two things. Firstly, you initially placed no restrictions of use on the
article. Which doesn't really matter because, secondly, I am simply
quoting you for informational purposes, which constitutes no violation
of copyright. You are properly credited, as well.

I have spoken to a litigation attorney today (who also happens to be
one of my best friends) who looked at my blog. He assured me that I am
in no violation of your intellectual property rights.

Furthermore, this post is a Usenet thread, which has already spidered
itself to thousands of servers across the world by now. It cannot be
removed, even if I wanted to do so.

US Code 17, outlining Fair Use of Copyrighted Material, states that
'fair use' includes "quotation of excerpts in a review or criticism
for purposes of illustration or comment."

In short, Michelle, I'm not removing ***. If you feel like you need to
put me on notice, go right ahead. Just be aware that my attorney works
for free.

Kindest regards,

Tim Kreitz
2003 ZX7R
2000 ZX6R
DOD #2184
http://www.timkreitz.com

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