Re: FLASH: Copyrights revisited

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 11:38 PM 12/30/99 , you wrote:

>I have a neat idea for a portfolio piece, but am not sure how much I can

>imitate without treading on copyright infringement....Could anyone give me a

>"non-legal-but-probably sorta-kinda accurate" reading on my potential idea

>at http://members.home.com/cherica/e-mall/MonopolyMall.html and tell me if

>I'm too close for comfort?


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I don't know if a non-legal opinion is going to be useful to you. Seems you 

need a legal opinion since you're trying to avoid being sued. Your safest 

bet is to get permission from the Monopoly folks for your intended usage. 

Anytime you used copyrighted material without permission there is 

potentially a copyright infringement.


I just came across a site that offers legal opinions about music copyright: 

http://www.music-law.com/. It might help clear up some of the issues for 

you and others on this list who have been discussing the legalities of 

using copyrighted materials.

Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media: Specializing in Flash Animation and Digital Audio 

Production

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