Cathy write:
<<Then the issue of copyright wouldn't become a much publised & written
feature of this list or any list for that matter.>>
Although I don't find hoof and mouth disease all that interesting on
this list (thank goodness I'm not on the digest anymore :), I think it's
always a good idea to review copyright issues from time to time.
There's an awful lot of people who think that if you leave on the
author's name, it's OK to use someone else's work for their own
benefit. This is not true, it's breaking the law to use it without the
copyright holder's explicit permission. Nor does one need to put a
copyright notice on one's work for it to be covered by law. Putting the
notice on just makes it a bit easier to get redress if the copyright is
violated.
I'm not saying that's what Mary did when she posted the Reuters
article--copyright regarding information of that sort is definitely NOT
my field :) But, for example, a newsletter editor who beefs up the
content by adding photocopied articles from magazines is definitely
violating copyright laws, whether she knows it or not. I've seen that
in fiber newsletters more than once.
Holly
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