*gets out shiny can-opener and holds it in one hand, can of worms in the other*
Is anyone here aware of copyright law and the situation of RP threads regarding it? I'm asking, because while in Glasgow, the issue of a certain RP story came up. I was told that "lifting" an RP thread from TORC and bringing it here was a breach of copyright, since TORC owns copyright of the stuff posted to its messageboard.
I was stunned. I told the person in question that I believed that the writer owns the copyright, but they insisted, that was not the case. However, TORC would not prosecute us, magnanimously*, for breach of copyright.
Is TORC playing the part of a publisher, and if so, do they *really* own the copyright of the material written there? Does anybody have any idea about htis issue? Because I have only a very superficial knowledge of copyright law, but my instincts tell me that anything written for non-profit belongs to the writer.
Anyway, thoughts, reflections and opinions are most welcome.
* sarcasm on my part, obviously.