Brewster Kahle <brewster@archive.org> said:
> >The Internet Archive is archiving the public information on the net. We
> >think it is important to make a record of this historically interesting
> >transformation. We have already found researchers interested in the
> >data, and we think useful services will grow out of the data as well.
Eric Thomas wrote:
> But you're also
> planning to make money from this work, which isn't yours. It isn't in the
> public domain, you don't own the copyright, and you're making the
> assumption that the implicit license that exists when you subscribe also
> allows you to make money from the work. Let's just say that's at best a
> controversial point in law and many list owners certainly feel it
> shouldn't be allowed. You may just end up having your company black
> listed on large servers.
I'd have to agree with Eric (and Kynn) on the many points they've brought up. I
think all list owners should be *asked* first if they want such a *service*. I
know that neither my subscribers nor myself would want the UL's posts archived
somewhere without our express permission.
What do you do in a case where a list doesn't have the "magic words" in their
headers, but specifically state in their Welcome Message that all postings are the
property of the authors and may not be forwarded or distributed elsewhere without
express permission? My WM has such a disclaimer, but it wouldn't do you much good
to ask *me* if you could archive the list's messages, as I didn't write them all.
Did you know that all email is assumed to be copyrighted by the author, whether it
states that it is or not? For more info on email copyrights and common courtesies
concerning other people's posts, check out these websites:
Copyrights in Cyberspace - by Steve Elias
http://www.nolo.com/nn197.html
10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained - by Brad Templeton
http://www.clari.net/brad/copymyths.html
Cyberspace-Law for Non-Lawyers
http://www.cli.org)
Social Science Electronic Publishing
http://www.ssrn.org
Cindy
Unschooling List Mom
connect@ecentral.com
"Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has".
- Margaret Mead
copyright, 1996
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