> > > Actually I believe that such a responsibility exists only where
> > > the list-owners want the situation to be different from the default
> > > that is implied by copyright law, namely:
> > >
> > > * Without explicit permission, no-one is allowed to mirror the list,
> > > or create public archives.
> > >
> > > * Just telling people about the existence of the list (by mentioning
> > > it in a directory of lists) is ok even without explicit permission.
> >
> > Why do you believe those are implied by copyright law? I'm curious what
> > your rationale is.
"Compilations and abridgments may also be copyrightable if they contain new
work of authorship. When the collecting of the preexisting material that
makes up the compilation is a purely mechanical task with no element of
editorial selection, or when only a few minor deletions constitute an
abridgment, copyright protection for the compilation or abridgment as a new
version is not available." [http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ14.pdf]
IANAL so I won't even guess how that applies to mailing lists. But I would
hope that a moderated mailing list would be protected by copyright because
it sure doesn't seem to me that it is a "purely mechanical task" to moderate
and manage my lists.
-- Roger
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