On Tuesday 01 February 2005 04:44 am, Andrew P. Lentvorski, Jr. wrote: > On Feb 1, 2005, at 3:59 AM, boblq wrote: > > On Tuesday 01 February 2005 12:41 am, Neil Schneider wrote: > >> Please don't post complete articles to the lists. This is a copyright > >> violation and could cause all of us grief. Excerpts are ok, at least > >> under my understanding of "fair use", with a URL for anyone interested > >> in reading the full article. KPLUG can't afford to be sued for > >> copyright violation, and unless you're incredibly rich, you probably > >> can't either. > > > > Just as a practical question. When was the last time such a suit > > happened? Please cite an example. > > http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/distance.htm > > "You are on Firm Ground When Your Use Involves: > * Comment, criticism, news reporting, parody (Campbell v. > Acuff-Rose) > o Still, you must take all 4 factors into consideration: Los > Angeles > Times v. Free Republic (posting of full text of > articles on website, > even for "criticism and comment" is not a fair use)" > > > PS. I have an alternative defense. I am incredibly poor ;) > > Easy solution--toss you in jail.
Please. Cite an instance where someone has been put in jail for posting a newspaper article to a mailing list. I still am not convinced this is risky behavior. Illegal perhaps, but risky? Really? Ah come on. > However, I argue for links from a much different angle. First, the > people > providing the article really deserve to have you look at their website. > If > they took the time to compile it, I can stare at the various > banners/ads/etc. > buried in the article as long as they don't get aggressive (ie. opening > crap > on my computer, starting flash or requiring registration). > > Second, often the articles I get provide extra diagrams, links, > context, etc. > that will not come through in my mail. The link is a better idea. > > Third, I like to have the original link because it gives me the ability > to > judge the veracity, authority, and bias of the source site. > > -a I like all of those answers and agree with them. I notice that many of your posts wrap poorly. Perhaps you could use shorter lines. bobblq -- KPLUG-List mailing list [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
