Originally posted by jdelpi
While music and pictures are both intellectual property, they are obviously different. I ran an unofficial site for several years that basically "stole" pictures, and the band welcomed it. Would Spitz threaten legal action if a fan made a site? I really doubt it. I respect a musician's right to do such a thing if they choose, but I disagree with it.
All I am saying is that I have a hard time believing is that the *only* reason Spitz wanted legal action was because of the copyright violation. It looks to many people as though he just could not take the joke (whether the joke was right or wrong). Otherwise, I would expect the same action against a fan site, and I doubt that would happen. If he wants to go after a site like InfernalCombustion, then he is excercising a constitutional right of his, but it should not be surprising that people have looked down on him for it.
Anthrax.com (the site, not the board) has linked to Infernal Combustion. A message board can't really speak for a site.
Respectfully,
Justin