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janet paterson wrote: > At 16:10 1999/11/16 -0700, kathrynne wrote, in part: > >I trust you asked for and received Martha's permission to > >'share' her private e-mail to you. If so, that's fine. > there is no privacy in cyberspace and > no 'laws' governing behaviour In the United States, the 1978 Copyright Law provides that an individual holds copyright to written material, whether copyright has been applied for or not. Thus, it is not 'sharing' but a copyright infringement to reproduce that person's written material without permission. This applies to all text, including letters and e-mail posts. Canadian copyright laws may differ, however. Best, Kathrynne