On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:44:25 GMT, Phil Addison
wrote:

| On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:29:37 +0100, in uk.d-i-y ":::Jerry::::"
| wrote:
|
| It's not quite the same, you are placing it (in effect) on a public
| bill board - you can't stop people copying it - especially if they
| have as much right to the bill boards content as anyone else.
|
| Morally, it's wrong what Avenue Supplies is doing and I'm certainly
| not trying to condone their activity, but it's not illegal as they
| are giving due credit and are not passing off the content as their
| own. What you and others are suggesting is a bit like trying to deign
| nntp access to a disliked ISP - or even Google archive....
|
| No, it's not illegal in the sense they can go to jail for it, but
| copyright is a civil offence which means you can sue them for any losses
| you incur or any profit they make from using your work without
| permission, plus expenses. It's the last bit that usually scares
| infringers off - lawyers are VERY expensive.

Far cheaper to drag Avenue Supplies name through the mud, till they find
using uk.d-i-y not worth a candle.

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