Re: SigZag - !!!! The ULTIMATE signature creater !!!!

Jorn Barger wrote:
> 
> James-Joyce scholars (including me) debate copyright all the time, and I
> just read in the JJ Quarterly that 'fair use' is usually taken to mean
> 400 words or less.  Since a word averages 5 chars, this makes 2k--
> exactly the size of a standard 80*25 ascii pic.

Ah, come on!

I'm definately not a friend of taking 'copyright' literally. 
In fact my Ascii Dictionary is something like condensed 'fair use'.

I just cannot stand this 'fair use equals 2k of characters' etc.

So I may publish a book using small poems by everyone without
permission? A poem is not the sum of it's characters, neither is
ascii art. Otherwise it would not be art.

In short:
You may copy small Picassos but you mustn't copy the big ones.
Great stuff! :)
Advise to the artist : Don't go miniature! Brrr!

> Also, how seriously a copyright infringement is taken by the courts has
> a lot to do with whether it deprives the copyright holder of income (and
> how much).

True enough. 
I doubt that there's much danger in copying ascii-art.
On the other hand a copyright has not to be defended like a trademark.
So a court at least would support your right to give (or take) the
permission to copy a piece of art in any case. (As far as I know.)

The more I read your posts the more I believe that you don't really
see ascii-art as art. Do you? Do you defend free copying of other art
forms as well, or is it just because it's part of the big and mighty
net? 

:)
Andreas

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