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

[Richard Gilmore]

Being polite I 100% agree with you. But I still think in this context on
this list talking about copyright in regards to posts is overkill. And I
still think enforcing copyright on the internet is very hard which makes the
relevance of it questionable. I am not a lawyer this is just my simple
minded "reaction." Peter, I'll be sure to ask your permission when I want to
quote you further. 


Richard

On 26/6/06 11:26 AM, "Peter Saint James" <peterstj at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 
> On 20 Jun 2006, at 9:19 AM, Richard Gilmore wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> 
> It is not nuts.  It make perfect sense.  Think about it instead of
> react to it.
> 
> The law is perfectly clear: a writer owns what they write.  They
> have--or should have--control over what happens to their words.  This
> is important.  I have run across several instances where violation of
> this right has caused problems.
> 
> In one instance a person mentioned some personal information on a
> list.  Someone else quoted that message to another list without the
> writer's permission.  A person on the second list turned out to be
> someone not to be trusted.  They stalked the original author, causing
> problems and danger.
> 
> I used quotes from a mailing list in a book.  I asked permission
> each time.  Twice I was turned down for reasons that I had never
> considered.  One person said he did not want the quote used because
> it could be misinterpreted by professional colleagues when taken out
> of context.
> 
> There are numerous other examples.   The whole matter hinges on one
> concept: politeness.  Be polite and ask for permission to quote.
> When you don't you're breaking the law and possibly causing someone
> harm or inconvenience.  Because you believe you have wide enough
> experience to consider all the ramifications doesn't mean you do.
> Ask first be for using other people's words.
> 
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> Peter
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