On 2006-Apr 15, at 6:17 AM, Howard Winter wrote:

Vasile,

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:34:58 +0300, Vasile Surducan wrote:

> Nice project Herbert !

I agree!
[ I agree too AGSC ]

> I don't understand something (maybe an easy one for you) looking at
> the bottom of the page:
>
> "Please note:
> All contents on this site remain the property of myself.
> Please feel free to use the information found here in "one off",
> personal, hobbiest type projects.
> No permission is granted for using the information on this site in
> commercial type projects.
> Please contact me at webmaster@farcite.net about using any of the
> contents on this site in a commercial application"
>
> My questions are just two:
> -how could be a web page content being your property as long is
> published for free access on the web?

I can listen to Paul McCartney's music on the radio for free, but I  
can't make CDs of it and sell it in the
local market.  Publishing something doesn't place it in the Public  
Domain - the copyright is still Herbert's
(or Sir Paul's, as appropriate :-)

>  It's like you've plant a flower in the center of your city,
> feed it every day with water and saying to everyone is looking to it
> and smells it
> (and sometimes brake it) : "This is my flower, it's my property!"
> -how would you know if any information from this site would be used in
> any commercial projects, if you'll don't receive feedbacks from the
> owners of those?

It isn't a physical item like a flower, it's a "work" so it's  
different, and Copyright is like that.  Not
being able to detect breaches of it doesn't make it any less valid  
(not getting caught doesn't make something
legal!)   [ An act being legal does not make it moral or fun  AGSC ]

> There are so antagonistic relations between you nice project  
> description
> and your foot note, so I've just let you know.

I don't see it that way at all - Herbert has done the work, and is  
allowing others to use it for their own
personal projects free - that's a great attitude, and I applaud it.   
But he doesn't want others to make
commercial products, making money from his work, without sharing some  
of that money with him.  I think that's
fine, because otherwise they would be making money for no effort of  
their own, using Herbert's efforts without
rewarding him.
[ I felt a lot like Vasile felt.  First the friendly part and then a  
lot of scary verbiage.  Which is pointless
anyway.  Protecting IP ( intellectual property ) is an expensive  
proposition .  Much funner to throw it out in
the public domain, like I do and others might consider.  Act in a  
manner that is consistent with the way you
would like the world to be.  AGSC ]

I don't see a problem here at all (it's similar to Wouter's attitude  
to WISP628, and actually quite common in
the PIC arena).

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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