journalists in an OS _and_ the NON-Guide
Michael Herman
mherman at globalchicago.net
Wed Jan 23 14:22:26 PST 2002
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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