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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Masao: [QB] John, infringing on Paramount's copyright is something most of us fan designers and artists have done from time to time. The whole field of Trek tech fandom would likely not exist if copyright laws were strictly adhered to. Whether or not you or Lulu.com makes a profit off of Paramount is your business and your risk. However, the morality/legality of infringing on and profiting from Paramount's copyright is not what concerned me. I suspect what most fan artists and designers are concerned about is the use of their own designs and other works without permission or recognition. Although fan works are clearly derived from Paramount's property since they exist in the Trek universe, we spend a lot of time and effort producing them and feel that we should, at the very least, receive some recognition for our efforts and have some say in how our works are used. Unfortunately, we usually don't have any say or receive any recognition, since the Internet is a wild frontier where fan works are often perceived to be in the public domain since they are already "rip-offs" of Paramount property and not deserving of any legal protection. However, when we do see our works being used without permission or recognition, we reverse the right to get pissed off. In every case when someone has asked to use my designs, I have said yes. I always thank him for asking, since I know he could have easily used them without asking. Asking is the nice thing to do. So, John, I'd buy a copy of your book! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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