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Re: [PLUG] [EXTREMELY OT!] [beating a dead horse] PLUG Logo! And LinkedIn
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Art Alexion wrote:
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> You create something that is harmful to persons or property. You sell it
> someone is harmed. You may be liable.
>
> You give it away. Someone or something is harmed. You may be liable.
>
> If you harm someone through something you provided them, it doesn't matter
> whether you gave it to them or sold it to them. In some bizarre, but real,
> situations, you may be responsible even if they stole it from you.
>
> Putting something in the public domain is no different than giving it away.
>
> I'm not trying to foment paranoia. The likelihood that PLUG or Stephanie
> would ever get sued over this logo is almost zero. I just couldn't let a
> misconception that people who put their creations in the public domain
> thereby shield themselves from liability go unchallenged.
>
just changing the thread to a more accurate subject line for ease of
archival purposes.
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