Shiva

JoAnn,
thanks for your promt reply and advise. I see what you're saying and the
last thing I need is to have legal troubles because of a template. So, If I
use the blank publication and the features offered by the Publisher to build
one, can I sell this? or the blank publication is considered a template as
well?
You see it's hard to navigate the copyright world.
Thanks.
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Shiva


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

> Shiva,
>
> As I stated before, you really need to speak to an attorney who is familiar
> with copyright laws. The sticking point isn't the program you are using,
> it's the work itself. If you start from a blank document, you're fine. It's
> when you want to modify one of Microsoft's templates that starts to cross
> the line.
>
> Imagine that you spend time creating a template, I buy it, move a few things
> and change the colors, and then sell it. How happy are you going to be about
> the fact that I've just violated your copyrights and profitted from your
> work?
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> Microsoft MVP - Publisher
>
>
>
> "Shiva" <Shiva@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CA8617F4-DAD7-4598-ACD7-217448E1EEC5@microsoft.com...
> > I'd like to start a small business and design newsletters and the likes. I
> > read the EULA for the Publisher and there are issues that are not clear
> > yet.
> > I hope somebody can provide me with an explanation that can help me make a
> > decision: whether to use Publisher to produce my work or not.
> > I understand the copyright issue on the templates, but if you modify them,
> > using them as startpoint or frame work if you prefer, can I sell them to
> > my
> > prospects?
> > And if not, what about using the blank publication, and make a design from
> > scratch? Would that still be considered a template that cannot be sold?
> > And if all of the above fails and nothing can be sold, can you suggest any
> > software that would enable me to design publications and the likes?
> > Thank you for your attention and time.
> > --
> > Shiva
>
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