At 1:04 PM -0400 8/16/02, JC Dill is rumored to have typed:
> So, my question to list-managers: Do you support the suggestion that list
> managers/owners have some responsibility (ala robots.txt) for telling those
> who wish to mirror or archive the list what the list rules are?
No. It is the responsibiliity of the archiver to ask permission.
But then, I don't like the robots.txt file method, either, since I am a
FIRM believer in opt-IN, not opt-OUT. Any time we blindly accept opt-OUT, it
adds legitimacy to a flawed system. I maintain it is the responsibility of
the web spider to ask permission to retain a cached copy of my copyrighted
web site as well. (I am less restrictive in indexing by search engines, since
my pages _are_ publically accessable, and indexing is the computer equivalent
of "reading." But retaining or distributing a _copy_ without the copyright
holder's permission is pretty clearly illegal in the United States according
to the changes made to Title 17 of the United States Code by the draconian
DMCA.)
Charlie Summers
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