> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Jon Gabriel
... > Nick, how exactly do you hold a copyright on your posts to the > list? As a > public net forum, I would think that copyrights don't apply here? In any Berne Convention country, an author/creator automatically has copyright in any work that is (1) original, (2) creative and (3) recorded in a fixed medium. Thus you have copyright in your postings, provided they are original and creative, I have copyright in mine, etc. Where this gets interesting is when one tries to reach agreement on what acceptable uses are implicit when one posts to a mailing list or its ilk. Clearly, one has not given up one's copyright simply by posting to such a group. Equally clearly, there is an implicit license to make copies for certain purposes. The difficult area lies in between. I'm not sure what the courts have decided since I last looked at this issue, but people generally agree that the licensed uses are those implicit to the medium in which one tosses one's messages. In this case, I there is an implicit license to copy via e-mail clients and servers, as well as in other Internet-based media, such as archive pages. But going to another medium, such as CD-ROM, especially if offered for sale, thus impacting any potential commercial value of the copyrighted expression, crosses the line, IMO. > > > LEGAL NOTICE: > > > By replying to this message, you understand and accept that > your replies > > > (both on-list and off-list) may be published on-line and in any > > > other form, > > > and that I cannot and shall not be held responsible for any negative > > > consequences (monetary and otherwise) this may have for you. > > > >LEGAL NOTICE II: > >By reading and/or replying to this message or participating in the > >discussion forum in which it appears, you understand and agree that all > >previously added "Legal Notices" are hereby null and void. And future > >ones, > >also. And you may be held responsible for your behavior, as > unbearable as > >that might seem under the crushing weight of abuse from others. > > This list is often sadly fascinating. Hey -- that's not how you play! Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
