On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, David Shaw wrote:
> Still, what would this mean for a list owner who has
> hotmail.com subscribers?
If you're really concerned, run this by an intellectual
properties lawyer. I'm not an expert.
MS may have a legal claim to capture and use messages sent FROM a
Hotmail account. I don't see how they could claim their terms of
service contract is binding people who SEND material to a Hotmail
account. Both parties must agree to a contract before it is
binding. As a general rule, anything that someone writes and
affixes to a permanent medium, such as paper or a hard drive, is
copyrighted by default and owned by the author.
- murr -
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