Meg MawL 

© Copyright 1997 - 2003 by Meg MawL.   All rights reserved worldwide.  All materials such as titles, writings, descriptions, grading system, webpage design, works of art, captions, drawings, charts, tables, figures, images and photographs are subject to copyright protection and may not be copied by others without the permission of the creator or copyright owner.  The entire contents of this WebSite is protected copyright.  Please be advised that we will pursue, in court, every instance of material stolen from this WebSite.

All drawings, charts, tables, figures, images and photos on our WebSites are guarded by embedded Digimarc Corporation WATERMARKS.  These watermarks are a digital code that are imperceptible during normal use but readable by computers and software.

A Brief Summary of Current Copyright Laws

• In some cases, copyright violation can result in a felony conviction.


• These days, almost all things are copyrighted the moment they are written, and no copyright notice is required.


• You must obtain permission before you print or save copyrighted material to your hard drive.   In all cases, it must be FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE.


• You must obtain permission before you can use copyrighted material on your webpages, books, publications, essays, etc.   In all cases, it must be properly credited to MegMawL.com.


• There are several pages on our WebSites that are intended for our Premier Customers ONLY.  These pages are protected with Digimarc Corporation WATERMARKS.  The location of these pages MUST NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ANY THIRD PARTY nor the information contained therein be disseminated beyond THE PERSON who has permission to view these pages.  MegMawL WILL pursue in court, every instance of material misused from these WebPages.


• Copyright is still violated whether you charged money or not, only court damages are affected.


• Postings to the net are not granted to the public domain, and don't grant you any permission to do further copying except perhaps the sort of copying the poster might have expected in the ordinary flow of the net.


• Fair use is a complex doctrine meant to allow certain valuable social purposes. Ask yourself why you are republishing what you are posting and why you couldn't have just rewritten it in your own words.


• Copyright is not lost because you don't defend it; that's a concept from trademark law. The ownership of names is also from trademark law, so don't say somebody has a name copyrighted. Fan fiction and other work derived from copyrighted works is a copyright violation. Copyright law is mostly civil law where the special rights of criminal defendants you hear so much about don't apply. Watch out, however, as new laws are moving copyright violation into the criminal realm.


• Don't rationalize that you are helping the copyright holder; it's not that hard to ask permission.