> From: "skimmer_at_mail.enter.net" <skimmer_at_mail.enter.net> > Does Paddlewise have a searchable heading such as ACCIDENT REPORTS > in its archives? > > Would Paddlewise serve boaters well by having such a file? > > It is clear that information on specific accidents is easily lost or > buried in many ways. Once a case is reported somewhere, it is > covered by copyright and becomes the sole property of the publisher. > The story, in effect, has been "captured" and sequestered. The > information is lost to the general public. A small story in a local > news section of a regional paper assures that no one outside the > region will ever hear about the circumstances of the case. Press > reports are often severly incomplete or misleading because the > writers are not boaters and don't know what questions need to be > asked. It is acceptable to paraphrase or refer to an article. A report can be written using other materials as reference materials without violating copyright. It's done all the time in research papers, etc. Anyone that would like to do this for any incidents that are reported is welcome to do so and I will set up a section on the PaddleWise page to inclue their reports. All suggestions and offers to contribute are welcome :-) Cheers, Jackie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Nov 05 1999 - 14:49:43 PST
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