Copy Rights

[Don Ferretti]

I thought that as long as you gave written credit to the source, and did not try to make it seem like it was your work or make money from it, that it was O.K. to quote a persons work.  How wrong have I been in that?

>>> mherman at globalchicago.net 01/23/02 02:22PM >>>
well, maybe too fastidious for me, doug <grin>  but that's just me...
what you say is true, copyrighted when written.  the distinction i think
we need to make is the one regarding 'publication.'  online is different
from on paper.  selling and sharing are different too.  this case is
sharing online, a continuation of what already happens.  not necessarily
trying to solve anything in faqs, just orienting ourselves a bit.
that's why we have hunter-gatherer-in-chief, chris corrigan, in charge
of hte orientation document!  thanks, m



"Douglas D. Germann, Sr." wrote:
>
> Hello all--
>
> Although I have a legal background, I am not a copyright lawyer. From what
> I have read however, at least in the U.S., anything written is
> automatically copyrighted from the moment of creation and publication. So
> whatever is posted to a Listserv is, I think (emphasis on the speculative
> part!), copyrighted.
>
> So I am not sure it is a good idea to try to solve this issue by something
> in the FAQs.
>
> In fact, might it not make a few people less likely to post, knowing their
> words might end up in someone's publication?
>
> It seems the better solution is to get specific permission for the specific
> quote.
>
> Then again, maybe I am being too fastidious here....
>
>                               :-Doug. Germann
>
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