[X4U] OT: Question on cross posting and copyright infringement

[Richard Gilmore]

Aren't we going to create a "climate of fear" by breaking down copyright to
the point where even someone quoting something from an /email list/ sent to
another has to worry about what they're doing? This is nuts. How far are we
going to go? Are we going to have copyright police too watching to make sure
no one is quoting anyone else? Be careful they're watching like communist
China. What harm or injury would result to someone who was quoted on the
internet who freely posted there to begin with? This will kill creativity.
I'm sorry if I'm going to offend people but I think the internet has pretty
much killed copyright. If you can put the genie back in the bottle go ahead.
Otherwise I will quote with impunity cry all you want. Quote me all you want
too see if I care. You post anything on the internet you make an adult
decision otherwise don't do it. (This rant being said of course when/if I
quote someone I always cite them)

Richard 

On 19/6/06 5:35 PM, "Linda" <XPressoBean at mac.com> wrote:

> On 6/19/06 4:18 PM, John Richardson wrote:
> 
>> Is cross posting copyright infringement?
> 
> Cross posting -- posting your own words to more than one group at a time --
> is not. They¹re your words, after all.
> 
> Forwarding someone¹s words or copy/pasting something written by someone else
> to another group without that person¹s knowledge and permission, is a sticky
> wicket. Yahoo¹s Terms of Service specifically state that it¹s an
> infringement; many other organized lists to which I belong specifically
> state this, as well.
> 
> If you include bits of someone else¹s message in a message that you
> cross-post, you may well be infringing on their copyright, depending on the
> policies of the list.
> 
> I performed a Google search and found this
> <http://www.piercelaw.edu/tfield/copynet.htm> which might help answer your
> question.
> 
> peace,
> Linda
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