On Sunday 26 January 2003 06:11, Rick Pali wrote: > [... snip ...] > that *everything* on the site is copyright by the owner. No exception is > made for the forums. They even go so far as do reject liability for what > people write, but seem to claim ownership non-the-less.
IANAL but I don't think the combination of ownership & disclaimer would convince a court. If you claim you own the content then you become liable for legal action in the event that someone posts defamatory or illegal content, or breaches someone else's copyright by posting copyrighted material without proper consent. IASNAL but I think the correct thing to do on a forum - unless the contents are _strictly_ moderated _before_ being posted in public - is to have each individual author retain copyright of his/her contributions. It's then up to each contributor to take action for any breach of copyright if and when they see fit. Obviously the act of posting to a forum gives the forum operator the right to make the content available to the public. Regards Brian Beesley _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers