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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Conan Trustrum" data-source="post: 7675119" data-attributes="member: 1620"><p>Yes, I know that the copyright laws change. I can, for example, find plenty of pre-1974 changes case law and references. However, acknowledging copyright changes is not proof it once held to a 10% rule. (EDIT: Although 10% or 15 images for education purposes is the current limits, which is a big part of how this 10% myth continues to perpetuate.)</p><p></p><p>I've talked to more than a few IP lawyers about the 10% rule, as well as people who work for copyright organizations, and none of them have said it was once a Black Letter Law i.e., something that was simply understood to the point that no one contested its validity. Indeed, they only ever say it's an annoying, commonly cited myth. In EVERY copyright organization, IP law firm, special interest group, etc. FAQ addressing this point, not one has ever said something to the effect of "it used to be 10% but it's since changed and many people mistakenly believe it's STILL true." They all just state 10% is a myth and that changes are subjective and always have to be judged on their own merit. And when I ask a writer or artist who swears by the 10% myth how they know their belief to be true, they always say that they read it somewhere, someone told them, etc. No one is ever able to actually quote or link to something that can stand as evidence that there was an actual 10% threshold in play.</p><p></p><p>Iif you actually have <strong>proof</strong> that this used to be how changes to copyright materials were judged -- something that should be easy to present considering you say it was a Black Letter Law -- I'd be very interested in seeing it considering I've yet to see any such thing so much as referenced let alone show up in any of the pre-1996 case law. So, do you have a link to where I can read up on it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Conan Trustrum, post: 7675119, member: 1620"] Yes, I know that the copyright laws change. I can, for example, find plenty of pre-1974 changes case law and references. However, acknowledging copyright changes is not proof it once held to a 10% rule. (EDIT: Although 10% or 15 images for education purposes is the current limits, which is a big part of how this 10% myth continues to perpetuate.) I've talked to more than a few IP lawyers about the 10% rule, as well as people who work for copyright organizations, and none of them have said it was once a Black Letter Law i.e., something that was simply understood to the point that no one contested its validity. Indeed, they only ever say it's an annoying, commonly cited myth. In EVERY copyright organization, IP law firm, special interest group, etc. FAQ addressing this point, not one has ever said something to the effect of "it used to be 10% but it's since changed and many people mistakenly believe it's STILL true." They all just state 10% is a myth and that changes are subjective and always have to be judged on their own merit. And when I ask a writer or artist who swears by the 10% myth how they know their belief to be true, they always say that they read it somewhere, someone told them, etc. No one is ever able to actually quote or link to something that can stand as evidence that there was an actual 10% threshold in play. Iif you actually have [b]proof[/b] that this used to be how changes to copyright materials were judged -- something that should be easy to present considering you say it was a Black Letter Law -- I'd be very interested in seeing it considering I've yet to see any such thing so much as referenced let alone show up in any of the pre-1996 case law. So, do you have a link to where I can read up on it? [/QUOTE]
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