William, btw, this forum is archived at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Let's not discuss these issues here. tex
William Overington wrote: > > Tex Texin wrote as follows. > > > Marion, It is very easy to start your own list at > http://www.yahoogroups.com > > > > You can create lists for 3166, as well as for hiberno-english etc. > > > > Other Unicode folks have created specialized lists for their own purposes. > > A feature of Yahoo groups is the Yahoo rules about intellectual property > rights regarding postings and also the indemnity rules. > > As regards intellectual property rights, if someone posts then if later he > or she wishes to publish a book and the publisher asks if any person or > company owns any intellectual property rights in relation to the material in > the book, then the answer might properly be, yes, Yahoo. That then may mean > that exclusive rights cannot be assigned to a publisher and then the > publisher cannot make a claim against anyone for infringement of copyright > because the publisher does not have exclusive rights. I am not a lawyer, > yet I do urge caution as to what intellectual property rights problems may > be caused if one posts in a Yahoo group, which do not occur if one posts in > this forum. > > There is also the indemnity rule. It appears that if someone posts in a > Yahoo group and someone somewhere claims against Yahoo, then the poster and > maybe the person who started the group are liable to Yahoo for expenses, > including lawyers fees. There appears to be a danger that if someone made > even a wild, spurious claim in a court and Yahoo needed nevertheless to > defend it lest it win by not being answered, then the person who starts the > Yahoo group could be liable for the cost of Yahoo's lawyers. > > William Overington > > 5 June 2003 -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Tex Texin cell: +1 781 789 1898 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Xen Master http://www.i18nGuy.com XenCraft http://www.XenCraft.com Making e-Business Work Around the World -------------------------------------------------------------
