Re: [Paddlewise] forwarded mail w/o permission = copyright infringement

From: <outdoors_at_biddeford.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 22:50:55 -0500
Just curious regarding this posting without permission and copyright
business.  If I get a post emailed to me does that mean that I can't show
it to someone?  That sounds silly, doesn't it.  If I can show it to
someone, it seems like I could email it to someone.  Now, the real
questions arise:  Can I email it to two people?  Three people?  All the
subscribers of a listserver?  Where is the cutoff?  When does this become
copyright infringement?  I was under the impression that copyright
infringement kicked in when I tried to pass someone else's work off as my
own.  This is all very confusing.  Now I don't know whether or not I should
shield the screen when I'm reading my email so no one else can read
messages not sent to them.

			Bill Ridlon
			Southern Maine Sea Kayaking Network

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