On 8 July 2012 16:10, Adam Cuerden <cuerden(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Got it. You're going to stick your fingers in your
ears and pretend there's
no possibility of sweat-of-the-brow copyright - because if you think a law
*might* be invalid, you can break it with impunity. I'm sure that works
really well, and never ends with you getting arrested.
The law is not computer programming, and people can sue you for
anything or nothing. Per Fae's link, the sweat of the brow doctrine
has been *significantly weakened* in the UK in just the past few
months.
I appreciate that restoration is actually hard work and there's a
strong moral argument that credit is the right thing for it, but it's
not a matter of copyright unless and until you can make it stick.
In any case, your persuasive skills will definitely get you everything
you could ever want, and you should certainly continue in your present
manner. Remember: you catch more flies with napalm than honey.
- d.