Russ et al,
Perhaps it would be better if those who want to build up their library of bird
sound restricted their efforts to Xeno-Canto. Xeno-Canto's recording of
Australian bird sounds can be found at
http://www.xeno-canto.org/browse.php?query=+cnt%3A%22Australia%22&pg=1
The recordings on XC are covered by various Creative Commons licences, which
allow one to freely use the recordings for personal use.
There are also a growing number of Australian species for download on the
Internet Bird Collection at
http://ibc.lynxeds.com/locality/australasian/australia
I believe recordings on IBC are also covered by Creative Commons.
Downloading from these sites is much easier than trying to hack Morecombe ( or
Pizzey, when it appears. Also much cheaper than hiring a solicitor to defend
you in breach of copy-write proceedings.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 06/02/2013, at 18:27, Russ <> wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> I'm a bit concerned about some of the recent discussion about
> extracting audio from apps and copying tapes or CDs.
>
> In the case of Morecombe's eGuide to Australian Birds, it is designed
> to be used on a range of portable devices and is sold as such. Whilst
> you may feel left out if your device won't run the app, converting it
> to run differently contravenes the contract agreed to at purchase, and
> in that case breaches the Copyright Act 1968. Giving instructions on
> how to achieve this sort of app conversion, especially publicly, might
> be viewed as inciting a breach of the Act, and that too is unlawful.
>
> The developers of this app are aware of the discussion on Birding-Aus
> and have asked that contributors stop posting comments, instructions
> or suggestions on how to breach their copyright. I think this is a
> fair request - it is defintely one that could be backed with legal
> action. Fortunately, the developers are nice people (they are birders
> after all) who merely want to protect their legal and intellectual
> property.
>
> If you want to discuss tha app itself, that's fine, as long as it's
> about how you use it (legally) or features you'd like to see in it, or
> even some stories of how it has helped you solve an identification
> problem. Could I also ask that contributors exercise discretion when
> they discuss illegal copying or distributing of tapes, CDs, or any
> other items governed by copyright law? Remember that while copyright
> sometimes appears to throw up inconvenient obstacles, it is there
> mainly to protect the hard work and ideas of writers, artists,
> photographers, recordists and others without whom birding would be
> missing many of its helpful tools.
>
> Russell Woodford
> Birding-Aus Founder
> www.birding-aus.org
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