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Copyright 10-Feb-2005 At 11:22:33 PM Onsight

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Thanks Jules. ABCD being general principles of course. Personally, I find most successful individuals, organisations and businesses do those things - and are good to deal with. In the same way I trust I properly acknowledge all the time and efforts of the climbers I work with...

Speaking of copyright and what all this stuff can be worth to mainstream companies, there's two interesting/relevant news stories...

How a website disclaimer failed to protect a copyright infringement. The case hasn't gone to court yet, hence no mention of damages.
http://www.simkins.co.uk/ebulletins/archive/TAFWebsiteDisclaimerFailstoProtect.aspx

And how a guy has been awarded over A$20 million for a contract breach when his face appeared on Nestle jars labels (in the US of course):
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12131397-401,00.html