USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: Dear Chidi - re obtaining "a written permission" from you

Dear Uncle Cornelius,

Do you want a written permission from me? Or you want to point out error(s)? Or do you want to disagree with something(s) I have written?

If you want a written permission from me, it is a private matter and should be addressed privately. If on the other hand, you want to point out error(s), it is both private and public, you can choose any format, you do not need to consult me. If you want to disagree with something(s) I have written, you can go ahead and do so, it is your right, you also do not need to engage me, principally, because, while what I have written would always be around, I would not always be around to answer questions on them.

Meanwhile, it may be necessary here to state that there are now person(s) who are responsible for the posting of my poems and quotes, so if comments needing replies are not replied, it may not be my fault. I am saying this because, not replying may be taken as an insult.

--------CAO.

On Monday, 5 November 2012 01:16:52 UTC+1, Cornelius Hamelberg wrote:

Dear Chidi,

I've been meaning to write to you about this matter for some time now,
and hopefully I'm asking a question that may have crossed our people's
minds as well, so, some further clarity on the matter please:

In your last posting you suggested that "Men and Women postulate and
sometimes label such postulations as "the words of God".  - and at the
bottom of that page you caution (hopefully, not on God's authority)
that "Reproductions in part or in whole, in whatever forms, of
ChidiAnthonyOparaPoetry, except for non-profit information and
education purposes, without a written permission from the author is
not allowed. "

Of course  even assuming that the Almighty writes books or has written
one, I have difficulty imagining the Almighty stipulating a similar
request " Reproduction/s of My Book in part or in whole, without a
written permission from the author is not allowed." - which does not
say much about your own relative status....

Anyway, how immediate would your granting such a request be?

Since I don't see any copywriter symbol © at the bottom of your page
it's the "is not allowed" that I'm not so sure about. Is there some
kind of legal backing for your "is not allowed" ? Would quoting you
for purposes other than the non-profitable and/or educational without
your prior consent be a legal infringement of your intellectual
property rights?

And what could be the likely penalty or consequence's of mis-"quoting"
you ( without your permission) ?

Kind Regards,

Awaiting enlightenment,

Cornelius

http://www.thelocal.se/blogs/corneliushamelberg/

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