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Yeah this is not legal. It might be the top post here, but all works are copyrighted.

by radiojasper 4y ago

edgineer 4y ago
Reminder, unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted works is sometimes legal, e.g. fair use.
- kadoban 4y ago
  This seems to my non-lawyer eyes like it doesn't have a strong fair-use defense, but I'm not that confident at all. For anyone curious, these are the factors considered for that: https://support.google.com/legal/answer/4558992?hl=en https://support.google.com/legal/answer/4558992?hl=en
- taneq 4y ago
  Reproducing a copyrighted work in full as a part of publicly available collection is pretty clearly not, though, otherwise Pirate Bay would be 100% legit.
- imgabe 4y ago
  Fair use is a defense. After you get sued, you can argue fair use in court. It does not stop you from getting sued.
  - Breza 4y ago
    Removing content quickly after being asked is a good way to avoid a lawsuit.
lumenwrites 4y ago
I'm hoping I won't get into too much trouble, since: - The intention of this library is to be a free educational resource for screenwriters, it's just a hobby project that I'm not making any money off of. - I'm simply collecting and organizing the screenplays that are freely available online already (just with a nicer UI/UX, and with more convenient searching/sorting/filtering functionality). - On the about page I have left an email people can use to submit a takedown request, if they want to remove their screenplay from the library. I'm not a lawyer, but I'm hoping this is enough to qualify for "fair use", or something like that.
- aliqot 4y ago
  Though I have no law expertise, this does not qualify for fair use. I do really like this though, as I haven't seen or heard of the majority of these and they're interesting to flip through.
- shepherdjerred 4y ago
  > I'm simply collecting and organizing the screenplays that are freely available online already (just with a nicer UI/UX, and with more convenient searching/sorting/filtering functionality). You're also redistributing them. I have no idea if this is fair use or not, but redistributing might increase your risk. It'd be better if you could link to some other source.

Yeah this is not legal. It might be the top post here, but all works are copyrighted.

edgineer 4y ago

Reminder, unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted works is sometimes legal, e.g. fair use.

kadoban 4y ago
This seems to my non-lawyer eyes like it doesn't have a strong fair-use defense, but I'm not that confident at all. For anyone curious, these are the factors considered for that: https://support.google.com/legal/answer/4558992?hl=en https://support.google.com/legal/answer/4558992?hl=en
taneq 4y ago
Reproducing a copyrighted work in full as a part of publicly available collection is pretty clearly not, though, otherwise Pirate Bay would be 100% legit.
imgabe 4y ago
Fair use is a defense. After you get sued, you can argue fair use in court. It does not stop you from getting sued.
- Breza 4y ago
  Removing content quickly after being asked is a good way to avoid a lawsuit.

lumenwrites 4y ago

I'm hoping I won't get into too much trouble, since: - The intention of this library is to be a free educational resource for screenwriters, it's just a hobby project that I'm not making any money off of. - I'm simply collecting and organizing the screenplays that are freely available online already (just with a nicer UI/UX, and with more convenient searching/sorting/filtering functionality). - On the about page I have left an email people can use to submit a takedown request, if they want to remove their screenplay from the library. I'm not a lawyer, but I'm hoping this is enough to qualify for "fair use", or something like that.

aliqot 4y ago
Though I have no law expertise, this does not qualify for fair use. I do really like this though, as I haven't seen or heard of the majority of these and they're interesting to flip through.
shepherdjerred 4y ago
> I'm simply collecting and organizing the screenplays that are freely available online already (just with a nicer UI/UX, and with more convenient searching/sorting/filtering functionality). You're also redistributing them. I have no idea if this is fair use or not, but redistributing might increase your risk. It'd be better if you could link to some other source.