RE: [Paddlewise] L. VITO: RE the "ARCHIVE"

Date sent:      	Mon, 22 Mar 1999 21:16:56 -0600 (CST)
To:             	"Sisler, Clyde" <Clyde.Sisler_at_wang.com>, paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
From:           	"Robert C. Cline" <rcline_at_onramp.net>
Subject:        	RE: [Paddlewise] L. VITO:  RE the "ARCHIVE"

In response to Clyde's post about republishing material on the list, 
Robert Cline wrote
> 
> If posts come through *without* a copyright restriction, I see no
> indication that the party did not intend for the material to be published
> freely.
> 
Seems like about a year ago we went through this concept.  I'm 
sure Robert's right --- stuff does tend to become public domain 
unless it's stated to be otherwise (and, even then, it looks like it 
might be impossible to enforce protection), but I think Clyde was 
correct in asking if the authors had any problem in his reposting 
their inputs on a web site.  We ought to be working within the spirit 
of the law, not just the letter, especially when we're trying to work 
together as some sort of electronically enhanced "group" on this 
list.  While it may not be necessary to ask permission to republish, 
it's certainly a very appropriate thing for "friends" to to do with 
"friends", and I appreciated Clyde's request to reprint the article I 
wrote on Tom Hancock --- even though I specifically gave away all 
rights to re-post the material in the article itself, hoping that the 
word <would> get out to other lists and to other paddlers.  

Which is what Clyde is trying to do.  I applaud his efforts and his 
means of getting there.

Jack Martin

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