We have to have a casual familiarity with copyright, trademark and patent law where I work, and this description of copyright in Ireland sounds pretty much the same as it is here in the states.
Re: On personal attacks against me, and off-topic replies
You're missing the point. This is a "short question" thread, as in, "What's the value of pi?" "3.14159" "Thanks!" There's a discussion of your very issue already going on over at the General Discussion Of Moderation Procedures 11.0 thread. Nuggin should repost his reply to you over there. This thread isn't for discussion.
There are plenty of discussion threads, let's not turn this into one of them as it is not this thread's intended purpose. Allow Vashgun to decide whether he wants to participate in a discussion thread, perhaps you can suggest one for him.