[nzlug] Re: NZLUG Digest, Vol 31, Issue 7

[Simon Bridge]

On Tue, 2008-01-08 at 22:26 +1300, John Rye wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:59:52 +1300
> Simon Bridge <simonbridge at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> > OT: There's a crime called "conversion" isn't there?
> 
> I believe that's a generic term for the charge were the car/vehicle is
> taken for a generic joyride.
> 
> As I recall the charge goes something like: "did without colour of
> right convert a <define vehicle> to his own use." However, I'm not sure
> that the charge in this form is still used.

Thanks.

I recall the issues surrounding the idea of electronic data ownership
surfacing in the BBCs "The Mighty Micro", but cannot find it in the book
(which is a fun read BTW.)

I remember specifically questions about whether reproducing an EM feild
in another device could be considered any kind of, then existing, crime.
The message was that this needs to be properly addressed, that it was a
minefeild - and they didn't have the internet then.

Anybody want to admit to being old enough to remember it?

I recall being so impressed that I stood up in my cot and shouted
"Da!" (Now that makes you feel old doesn't it... ;) )

More recently, a discussion of copyright for material used for teaching
was broached as part of an ACE Teacher Training course. It transpired
that nobody knew, so the school hired a lawyer to spell it out and the
results were still confusing.... especially when related to a work which
itself was a collection of other works... at that time, you could copy
10% of a complete work for teaching purposes, which doesn't leave much
of a haiku. But it explains a lot about teaching notes.