On 2004-07-05, Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:55:28PM -0400, Travis Crump wrote: > >> a) Go try and 'reword' a book and try to pass it off as your own. > > Perfectly legal. Note that WEST SIDE STORY is not ROMEO AND JULIET > for copyright purposes. Yes, ROMEO is in public domain ... but WSS > is not, which it would be if it were considered identical to the > original.
Remember when a novel called "Wind Done Gone" or some such was written by a female black Southern author? Mitchell's family were upset. -- Juha Siltala http://www.edu.helsinki.fi/activity/people/jsiltala/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
