Legal Question in Constitutional Law in California

Are the examples on the web site protected?

I have a legal question. I have created a web page describing e new technology. In that, to explain one important part, I have referred to one of the Adobe�s SVG interactive component example. Unfortunately they have removed the example, but I have saved that component using save source option.

Now, can I include that component in my web page? What is worst possible case? If they just ask us to remove it, I could remove it. Also, can they sue me for using from now until the time they asked me to remove?

I have inspected the code and there is no copyright statement in the code. Usually they may never care about this, but they may use this as a barging chip to buy my technology cheep. So I like to know, what is the worse, which could happen?


Asked on 11/08/05, 3:50 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Are the examples on the web site protected?

Don't use other people's code in your web site without permission. See a patent lawyer before disclosing your invention or new technology on your website.

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Answered on 11/08/05, 3:57 am
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: Are the examples on the web site protected?

Adobe's material is almost certainly copyrighted regardless of whether it contained a copyright notice. Many people believe that copyright laws only apply to documents which include such notices, but that is not how it works.

You may be right that Adobe won't care if you use the material, but they are more likely to care if you do it without their permission. Many companies have employees or contractors whose job is to search the web for violations of their intellectual property rights, so there is a very real chance Adobe will find your site and make trouble for you if you do this on your own -- even if they would have given you permission had you asked.

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Answered on 11/08/05, 3:03 pm


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