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hi bill i am glad to receive your clarification apologies are not needed as i have said many times i am delighted that anyone feels that my words or my work could be helpful in any way in re 'conditions', in this situation, i don't care much about my own name being attached simply refer to whatever materials of mine that you use as: "as posted on the Parkinsn Information Exchange Network" since i started this little thread on the list i am sharing this with listmembers as well thank you so much for your understanding and all your hard work janet At 08:16 1999/08/04 -0700, you wrote: >Dear Janet. > >My apologies. This is the first that I have seen of the email or I >certainly would have responded earlier. > >My intentions of using your postings to the list, on the NWPF website, >was not done out of a sense of exploitation of your efforts nor a >disregard of all the work and insight that you provide the list and >those with Parkinson's in search of information. > >My intent in copying your postings and pasting them to our site was to >use them as a one of the many excellent resources available to try and >keep a website that can be used to educate and inform those looking >for the latest information on Parkinson's Disease. > >The Northwest Parkinson's Foundation is a entity that I formed a year >ago. The purpose of the NWPF was to create a regional organization that >would promote care, awareness and education for the PD community here >in the Northwest. There is a vacuum of specialists and PD specific >care here in the Northwest. I became aware of this 14 years ago when >my mother was diagnosed and the subsequent diagnosis of her husband, >an uncle's brother, and my godfather. My intent was to create a PD >Center here to serve the 5 state area. It looks like the doors will >be open for the 8,000 sq. ft. center, in partnership with Evergreen >Hospital, the first quarter of 2000. > >My humblest apologies for any and all misuse of your postings. I have >been a thankful participant of the list for the last 5 years and would >never purposely harm any or all of the community that it represents. > >Please let me know your caveats and / or suitable credit where credit >is due, and I will gladly use your postings. > >Warm regards >Bill > >-----Original Message----- >From: janet paterson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 8:11 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: copywrites and copy rights > > >hi bill > >i forwarded this to you last week and haven't seen a response yet. >i'd really like your input on this. > >janet > > > >>Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> >>Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 15:40:12 -0400 >>From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: copywrites and copy rights >>To: [log in to unmask] >> >>hi all >> >>bear with my writing style - i'm off and getting offer >> >>there is a general disclaimer on my website >>about this subject >> >>everything i post to the list whether my own messages >>quotes, news items, or medical abstracts >>is as interpreted by me >>in the original selection >>in the visual re-organization >>and thus every item, AS POSTED, >>is mine, >>albeit i always credit the original source eg pubmed/nando/socrates >> >>i do it out of passion and love >> >>i do it with no financial compensation >>[nor would i] >> >>i do this for my cyber family >>which includes any and all people with pd and/or cd >> >>i have always said 'YES' to anyone who has no profit motive >>who has asked me for permission to use any of my posts >>and am thrilled that my words could be useful >> >>i was updating my pdlinks page >>and checking to make sure that all the links worked >>jumped on over to the the northwest parkinson's foundation's site >>and stopped >> >>i don't think they asked me for permission to reproduce my postings >> >>i would have given it freely >>with a couple of caveats >>don't change them visually >>and >>give me credit >> >>some may say - it's a pubmed abstract! >>whaddya talking about? >> >>i'm talking about my work in re-presenting the material [for my cyber-kin] >>in a more easily read format [imho] >>e.g. >>i change every sentence into a separate paragraph >>i check and change number formats for consistency - 9 patients, nine >patients >>i put suitable phrases into lists >>i put all author references etc at the end, leaving only the title at the >top >> >>i hope this is a clumsy mistake or misunderstanding >> >>at first emotional glance >>it appears a fat-cat-albeit-not-for-profit-but-salaried-org >>[mega million$ mergers] >>is taking advantage of a not-for-profit-disabled-pensioner >>[cdn 930 monthly] >>[details have more impact than generalities] >>but i don't want to be blinded by such a lens >> >>janet >> >> >>janet paterson >>52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset >>snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada >>website: a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> >>e-mail: <[log in to unmask]> > janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada website: a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>