Re:mutate the meme? (Score 1)

Incidentally, I emailed the US copyright office about this a month or so back.

>>> 01/17/05 12:17 AM >>>

A friend and I had a debate recently about copyright infringement vs. stealing. One of us believes that, from a legal standpoint, copyright infringement is not the same thing as stealing, while the other disagrees. Any insight you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

Question submitted at 00:17 on 1/17/05.

And their reply...

Pretty much means the same thing. The use of material by others without permission can be called infringement. One sounds more polite than the other.

Copyright Office
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
Washington DC 20559
[phone]
www.copyright.gov

I don't know if it's their official stance or just this one guy's opinion but it seems worth considering anyways.