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Tower of Terror like you've NEVER seen
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CmdrTostada
Member
The think that you have to understand is the businesses like Disney. If they dont protect their copyright even for the tiniest thing, people will think that they can get away with using anyones copyrighted material anytime they want.
tiggerlover1971
New Member
thats tramp for you gotta love him:lol: :kiss:
cymbaldiva
Active Member
Wow! This thread has come so far since I last checked! If anyone cares, I liked the pics of TOT...it's one of my very fav rides! 
I guess I noticed this when I asked for the best Time of YOur Life song, it is like Napster. So I decided not to try to get it posted in here to download.
But really, has anyone seen that ride video thread? I think just about every copywrite rule has been broken there :lol:
But really, has anyone seen that ride video thread? I think just about every copywrite rule has been broken there :lol:
Tom Morrow
Well-Known Member
Hey guys! Here is a bigger, higher resolution version of the image I first posted.. but its too big to post as an image, so I had to ZIP it.
cymbaldiva
Active Member
:sohappy: Thanks Tom Morrow! :sohappy:
My desktop is lookin' pretty sweet now!
My desktop is lookin' pretty sweet now!
WDW/SFOG_freak
New Member
dude, how did you make that SWEET tot pic? Not the lightning, but the facade... how did you get it too look like that (like it is reflecting the light...)
Tom Morrow
Well-Known Member
LOL, oh I didn't make the picture I posted.. I found it on a Tower of Terror fan page awhile back.
DanStat
Well-Known Member
Tramp, what program was your picture from?
BTW...here are some copyright laws:
...(b) In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work.
Doesn't this mean Steve can use the Mickey Mouse?
Secondly, here is a fair use law:
§ 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use38
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include-
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
Correct me if I am wrong, but that would mean Tramps posting of the picture, and Steve's use of a Mickey Mouse are legal, because, 1.) Tramp was not using the ToT picture to make money, 2.) Tramp's posting of the picture wouldn't make people not buy the program.
And, how much money does Disney loose from Steve's use of the Mickey Mouse...my estimate: none.
I think Steve and Tramp are both within their rights.
I may be making myself out to look like a fool, but that's how I understood the copyright laws.
BTW...here are some copyright laws:
...(b) In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work.
Doesn't this mean Steve can use the Mickey Mouse?
Secondly, here is a fair use law:
§ 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use38
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include-
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
Correct me if I am wrong, but that would mean Tramps posting of the picture, and Steve's use of a Mickey Mouse are legal, because, 1.) Tramp was not using the ToT picture to make money, 2.) Tramp's posting of the picture wouldn't make people not buy the program.
And, how much money does Disney loose from Steve's use of the Mickey Mouse...my estimate: none.
I think Steve and Tramp are both within their rights.
I may be making myself out to look like a fool, but that's how I understood the copyright laws.
cymbaldiva
Active Member
So anyhow, the pic looks d*** sweet on my desktop! Thanks for posting it!
Thanks for posting it!
The way you or I read copyright law, it does seem that those are indeed "fair uses." Unfortunately, years of case history and legaleese work the other way. I would think that, 9 times out of 10, a court would find in Disney's favor in these cases. I'm not entirely sure what their reasoning would be, but courts seem to usually be over protective of copyrights. The allowance for parody and criticism (which we can probably agree is a more essential right than using Mickey for the site) is actually new to copyright law within the last few years.
All in all, fair use laws sound great and they they really help the average Joe, but don't have much muscle behind them. Consider that record companies are arguing (and will likely succeed in this argument) that if I legally buy a MP3 from the record company, I will not have fair use rights to put that music onto a CD so I can listen to it in my car. Pretty crazh, heh?
Anyway, it's unfortunate that courts feel that way, but it does seem to be the way it is.
Lee
All in all, fair use laws sound great and they they really help the average Joe, but don't have much muscle behind them. Consider that record companies are arguing (and will likely succeed in this argument) that if I legally buy a MP3 from the record company, I will not have fair use rights to put that music onto a CD so I can listen to it in my car. Pretty crazh, heh?
Anyway, it's unfortunate that courts feel that way, but it does seem to be the way it is.
Lee