----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 3:06 PM Subject: About My Copyright Notice
> My last few messages to this list included a perfectly legal copyright > notice -- and our List Dictator promptly responded. > > I just received an off-list message from Arnett in which he claims my > Copyright Notice exposes him to liability that he finds unacceptable. This > was followed by the EXPLICIT THREAT that if I would include it again, I > would be PUT ON MODERATION FOR AS LONG AS HE HOSTS THE LIST, and that NO > MESSAGES CONTAINING THAT COPYRIGHT NOTICE WOULD BE ALLOWED THROUGH. > Further, that decision would be made by him unilaterally, without > consulting with his fellow list admin Julia Thompson. Finally, he claims it > is not negotiable and that he will not discuss the matter with me. > > Am I the only one here who thinks that Arnett is overreacting again? > Apparently *his* copyright must be defended at all cost, but anyone else > who claims copyright and wants that copyright respected is "exposing him to > unacceptable liability". I wonder what will be the next thing we will not > be allowed to say... > > Once again Arnett is unilaterally deciding who may and may not post, and > what a poster may and may not write. I think it is about time we start > discussing exactly what a list-admin may and may not do; Arnett's abuse of > his list-admin powers has gone on long enough. > > Personally, I think he should apologise and turn the hosting of this list > over to someone else. Until that "someone else" is found, I believe the > best course of action would be to let him continue hosting the list, > without having any other involvement with the list (other than being a > subscriber). IOW, let him provide the infrastructure (till we find a new > host), but not let him have any administrative powers. > > What do you all think? What is this "we" crap Bubba? <G> xponent Forget It Maru rob ________________________________ You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
