I'm printing it out now as I write this note of thanks to Bob Johnson! Very
important info.. Cheers, Brenda
Bob Anibal wrote:
> Bob Johnson gave a reference to a site giving a lot of info on copyright
> check it out - it's real good
> Bob Anibal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dennis Greene <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: NON-PD: Try another / copyrights and privacy rights
>
> > Bill,
> >
> > > Call me a little simple-minded, but how the heck does a law
> > > that was put into effect in one specific country apply to a com-
> > > munication medium that has *no* national boundries.
> >
> > I'm no lawyer but I would assume each of us is subject to the copyright
> laws
> > of our own country. This may in practice mean that it is impractical to
> sue
> > someone for breach of copyright if they live in a different country to
> you,
> > so perpetrators may feel they can pretty well do what they like, but that
> > hardly makes it right. To my mind someone who KNOWINGLY breaks the laws of
> > their own country, on the grounds that it doesn't matter because the
> victim
> > can't retaliate, is still guilty of breaking those laws and in addition is
> > demonstrating an ambiguous morality.
> >
> > On the practical side, your advice:
> >
> > > And, again, if you are *worried* that someone might post your
> > > "writing" somewhere you don't want it to be seen, be *sure* to
> > > specify that fact in your note.
> >
> > is sound. In fact i take it one step further and if I am writing to
> someone
> > who habitually reproduces private mail in a public forum I assume that my
> > letter will become public and write accordingly. In other words they have
> > lost both my trust and my respect.
> >
> > Dennis
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Dennis Greene 50/dx 37/ onset 32
> > There's nothing wrong with me that beating PD won't fix!
> > email - [log in to unmask]
> > Website - http://members.networx.net.au/~dennisg/
> > (most recent update -Nov 5, 1999)
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > FWIW, I have copyright notices on all of my Web pages but I
> > > don't expect them to be enforceable at this time as the communi-
> > > cation medium that allows access to them spans too many national
> > > boundries to be able to determine whose laws might apply -- IMO.
> > >
> > > Bill--
> > > ...who wants to know if there is another word for Thesaurus?
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