> For that matter, I don't believe that I once read John Winter or Ralph > Diaz ask to be praised or credited for their regular, informative and > detailed opinions, in a copyright kind of sense should they be quoted. I have no problem with my stuff being circulated within the confines of electronic mail and even go into print publication for club newsletters and the like. Normally people ask permission for the latter but it would be okay if they didn't; but they seem to always do. I guess I would be concerned if someone gathered it all together and went to a book publisher and palmed it off as their own. But certainly other listservers and club print publications are just dandy as far as I am concerned. I think that circulating things that are said is just great because it provokes thought and gets added on to in very useful ways. For example, I got a note from someone today regarding something I had said about cold water protective clothing; the person states that vegetarians tend to get cold faster. I didn't know that and I hope the person posts it to the list, nyckayaker where such a discussion is going on and looking at how different people have different tolerance in exposure to cold water. A lot of the information flowing through the listservers is like the Amish building a barn, everybody pitches in; only there are multiple barns or listservers and so skills, experience, ideas and information can move from one to the other. It is just great!!! Everyone benefits. So I hope that Richard's last email to the list is heeded regarding what constitutes infringement and what constitutes fair use. I would hate to see everyone clam up or hold their cards too close to their chests. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 03 1998 - 10:33:31 PST
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