Shiva

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.
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Shiva

JoAnn Paules

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

JoAnn Paules

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