April 2, 2006, 2:25 p.m. (Message 44950, in reply to message 44948)
Greetings! Who said anything about copyright? Who said anything about legal opinions? Why is the assumption made that there must be a problem - other than a slower than desired response. Discussing the possibility of the RSCDS publishing Angus's booklet is something that we consider falls within the normal range of courtesy. Nothing more, nothing less. BUT, some of us consider such courtesies are important. Jim Healy Convenor, Membership Services ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Eric Ferguson" <x.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx> Reply-To: x.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx,SCD news and discussion <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> To: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx Subject: Re: MacNab Dances in diagrams Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:05:24 +0200 I am astonished that this can be an issue. This has been discussed before. "Pilling" can (perhaps) claim copyright on the diagrams they have produced themselves, but surely not on the symbols ! In Germany, dance cribs are normally Pilling style diagrams, using the Pilling symbols and a few others. Has Pilling ever raised objections? Publishing Angus' new MacNab diagrams would be no different. And BTW, has Pilling received permission from the copyright holders of all the dances in their Wee Green Book? Does anyone understand what material interest can "Pilling" have in trying to copyright their symbols? The more they are used, the more people will want to buy the WGB. What do the lawyers say? This "problem" only strengthens the case for putting the diagrams on the Web.