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What
is IMNSHO's Copyright Policy? |
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| How
does IMNSHO treat copyrighted information? |
| First things first.
Except as otherwise noted, all material located at this Website
Copyright 2000 -2008 by IMNSHO.com. IMNSHO is the opinion site
of Front Room Enterprises, a
freelance writing and website content business in Cedar Park, TX. You can find a copy of our Doing Business As (DBA) statements filed
at the Williamson County Courthouse, Georgetown, TX.
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| OK,
let's try this again. How
does IMNSHO treat copyrighted information? |
IMNSHO is based in the
United States of America, and its activities are governed under U.S.
law. We fully support everyone's right to have their original
works protected fully under the Copyright Act (title 17, U.S. Code). IMNSHO also takes advantage
of the fair use provisions of the Copyright Act governing parody and
satire for the entertainment of its patrons and visitors. If
you believe there are copyrighted works at this site that are not
fair use or for which proper attribution is not provided, please
notify us immediately. IMNSHO will always try to
"otherwise note" all works that are not original.
IMNSHO will usually provide an HTML link to the source if that is
appropriate. IMNSHO cannot be responsible for that HTML or Web
link being changed after the fact. Such dead links, also known
as Cobweb Links, are not the responsibility of IMNSHO.
However, back to the subject at
hand. The Webmaster at IMNSHO is the original author of most
content at this site. IMNSHO uses graphics that are purported
to be in the public domain or which may be used royalty free on the
Internet from purchased collections sold by IMSI (MasterClips) or
other such companies. Other graphics have been obtained from a
Lycos multimedia search at www.lycos.com. From our
understanding by reading the Lycos policy, these
graphics have been submitted to Lycos, and under their policy, Lycos
may use these graphics royalty-free. IMNSHO obtained these
graphics from the Lycos site with the understanding that they were
provided royalty-free by Lycos. IMNSHO has subsequently reconsidered paragraph 21 of the Lycos policy. This
Lycos paragraph in Lycos policy contradicts the general statement
earlier in its policy. Paragraph 21 states that Lycos does not
have the right to grant permission to reproduce such pictures.
Well, that's a drag. IMNSHO has used some (three as we recall) pictures from this Lycos
search facility, but has been unable to locate the original owner of
those pictures. IMNSHO asks that, if you are the copyright
holder of these pictures (of hamsters), that you contact IMNSHO as
described below so that you may receive credit for these pictures or
so that you may ask that they be removed from this site (under which
circumstances IMNSHO will comply). All fonts used at this site
are believed to be in the public domain. Like anything else,
if a visitor feels otherwise, contact the Webmaster.
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| Is
everything at IMNSHO an original work? |
| Heck no, aren't you
paying attention? IMNSHO derives much of its humor from satire
and parody. Section 107 of the Copyright Act covers parody and
fair use (see Fair Use link at right). No reader will mistake
any IMNSHO parody for the original work. IMNSHO attempts to
poke fun at the original work (and life in general, and live on
Usenet specifically) and entertain its audience.
IMNSHO will attempt to give credit to all original authors and
copyright holders when known. IMNSHO encourages all readers,
listeners and visitors to obtain the original works by the original
authors so that they may profit from any IMNSHO parody of their
creations.
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| Aren't
you stealing original material for your own profit when you create a
parody? |
| Heck no, if anything,
IMNSHO is flattering the original author by choosing it for parody
(although the person who created the original work may not feel
flattered). If IMNSHO opinion can identify the original
author, we will give full credit. As far as stealing is
concerned, that implies that IMNSHO will profit from these works,
and for musical parodies found here, that is not the case. At most, the parodies at this site
might influence a visitor to return and visit other areas on
this site that might earn some profit for IMNSHO. IMNSHO does not use any specific method for deriving
profit from any parody. Original
authors of parodied works are not being denied any profit from their
work to the specific advantage of IMNSHO. At most, the parody
may add to the overall value of a visitor's experience at IMNSHO.
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| I don't like your
parody, and I want you to remove it from your site |
| Then I strongly suggest
you email us (see contact information at the bottom of this
page). We may tell you to blow it out your ear (or we may be
in a better mood that day). If you do not like being the butt
of one of our parodies, tough. If, however, you are claiming infringement
of your original work or as an agent of the copyright holder, please
provide the following information to secure your rights under the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA - see copyright links at leftt).
This information should be sent to IMNSHO.com and to our Web Hosting
Service (our Online Service Provider, or OSP, as defined by the DMCA
- see contact information below). You must provide, at
minimum, the following information which is required by the DMCA and
by our OSP (whose policy is found at under the OSP Policy link
and whose requirements are quoted or paraphrased below):
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 | the identity
of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or,
if multiple copyrighted works are covered by the DMCA, a
representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have
been infringed using our OSP's service,
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| identification
of the material that you claim is infringing, and
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| your street
or mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email
address.
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| You must
state that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use of
the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law (e.g. fair use).
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| You must
state that the information you provide is accurate and,
under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner, or
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or of
any exclusive right under the copyright.
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| You must
also provide an electronic
or physical signature of the copyright owner or of a person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or of
any exclusive right under the copyright. |
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| What the heck does all
that legal gobbledygook mean? |
| The Copyright Act
protects original authors and artists. The DMCA protects Online Service
Providers by limiting their liability in certain precise ways. If OSPs provide web
hosting services for someone who infringes a copyrighted work, the
OSP can't be hammered if they follow provisions of the DMCA.
An OSP must publish a policy. This policy must tell copyright
holders how to properly notify them of an infringement. If the
infringement notice is valid, the OSP must serve their subscriber
with a "Notice and Take Down". The infringing
material must be removed. The OSP can prevent access to the
copyrighted material. The subscriber can disagree and provide
a "counter notice" attesting to the legality of the
material. Under "Notice and Put Back" provisions of
the DMCA the OSP must in turn notify the copyright holder and
promptly restore the material. Then the whole thing must go to
court for any continuation of the fight.
If anybody provides false information
during this process they can be liable for damages and attorney
fees. I think that is a great concept. Right, all you UFFers out
there?
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| Can I use material
from IMNSHO on my site? |
| I would prefer that you
use a link from your site to mine. If you do use material
under the Fair Use provisions of the copyright act, please give
proper attribution and credit at your site.
Otherwise, I'm coming after
you.
:-)
If I may be serious for one brief
moment, I will exercise my rights under the copyright act vigorously
if I find you using my original work, especially if you claim it to
be your own. I would expect you to do the same.
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- Questions?
Concerns? Contact Information is here - - |
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direct any questions or comments to: |
| comments@imnsho.com
or webmaster@imnsho.com |
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We will
respond immediately to any claim of copyright infringement, but if you feel
our response is inadequate, please direct any
DMCA complaints to our Online Service Provider:
VistaPages, Inc.
c/o Legal
157 Adelaide St. W., Suite #603
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
VistaPages Terms of Service
If you feel that IMNSHO has violated its service provider's policies, please
report violations to
them.
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