[pure-silver] Re: archives
- From: Ryuji Suzuki <rs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, jim@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 19:24:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim Brick <jim@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: archives
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 15:52:47 -0700
> I added the following warning to the welcome message for new subscribers:
>
> "Also realize that this is the Internet. What you post goes out over the
> ether and where it eventually ends up is totally unknown. Like feathers in
> the wind. Live Internet harvesters are constantly at work so your post
> could end up in the text of a porn site hosted half way around the world.
>
> All of the Pure Silver posts will be archived and made available as a
> searchable database to anyone who has the link. Therefore, copyright of
> your verbiage is not a reasonable position to hold dear. Basically, there
> is no copyright and no protection. If you don't want it read around the
> world, don't send it.
>
> The best policy is... stay on topic and be nice, and you'll have nothing to
> fear."
This sounds very unilateral and claiming each participant's copyright
does not even exist. And there is nothing specific that participants
agree upon. I do not see any useful effect this statement gives as to
reducing the legal risk of those who wish to compile archive later.
--
Ryuji Suzuki
"Keep a good head and always carry a light camera."
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