On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 2:32 AM, Chance Reecher <[email protected]> wrote:
> At 10:15 PM 10/31/2010, Dan wrote: > >Mass-republishing without the ads has ripped them off > > I see it a different way. Exactly how many list members do you think > would have seen the article had it not been re-posted to the list? The > post had the link back to the original site, which could and most > likely did generate traffic to it. > > >AND potentially made LEM liable. > > If anyone is liable it's Google Groups and/or the OP. LEM itself had > no direct involvement. > And either way( or in any case, a " fair use" argument would be thrown at it. In the digital age we are all considered " journalists" . Online promotion not for profit is not a crime. It is an expectation. Social networks and hence the internet is rife with it. And as Barnum said " there are two kinds of publicity, some and none" . In the digital age hits are money in the bank of some sort. > Well, there's my .02 on this relatively pathetic issue. > Chance Hope it was as good for you as it was for everyone else ! ;) -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer [email protected] http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.youtube.com/fluxstringer http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://remnantsofthestorm.blogspot.com http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
