Dan dare pilot of the future

[hush77hush]

I have done some home work a helpful ebider sent me some info on copyright last night and as far as I can tell the scans in my blog do not infringe UK copyright.
The scans would be classed as part of works and less then the percentage of the whole works to infringe the copyright.
If i had scanned the full comic then the publisher of the comic would not be to happy and this may infringe copyright also if i had scanned the full Dan Dare Story in full (all episodes) and in order then again i would be in trouble but the 3 pages I have scanned would not infringe copyright think it is some thing to do with part works ( am at work at the min and don't have access to the info for the full terms)
as regards to the taking photos of some thing on a table and scan of the actual printed comic i don't see a difference also I have on here the use of 5 pictures if i was selling a high end comic i would use all 5 and at least one maybe two would be scans or photos of inside the comic under your explanation this would then become a problem with copyright because either way you would be showing content?.
reading through the details sent to me which is a uk gov doc on the subject the whole thing is that woolly and out dated that it would be hard to prove either way.

[damian_steele]

If you are sure you are not breaching copyright, then great!
As regards it being woolly and outdated, see my above post.
Like I've said all along, it's something that needs careful checking to avoid possible legal action and the defence of "Well, they're doing it, too" doesn't hold up in court. It's up to the individual to make sure they're complying with the law.

[hush77hush]

Just to up date this thread with a new post on my blog.

http://hushscomicbookworld.blogspot....cold-zone.html

Just click on the link to have a look.

[illudius]

Hi Hush,

My understanding (albeit I'm not a lawyer) is that you can use parts of material under Fair Dealing (in the UK) for critical purposes (such as a blog) but it has to be reasonable to illustrate your point This is why most professional review sites use fairly small excerpts. The Eagle story you print is all of the Dan Dare part of the comic so could be seen as excessive. The Charley's war could also been seen as such, as would your latest Action Force blog.

I suspect it's unlikely anyone would sue, but why take the risk. You could simply post smaller excerpts, possibly from multiple stories in the same run to illustrate your point (which are well made). Not seeking to spoil your clear enjoyment of the material but the last thing you'll want is a cease and desist order preventing your fledgling blog from growing.

There's some decent information on copyright here (section 6)

http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/co...s#fair_dealing

Good luck with it.

Thanks,
Illudius