Two things are being confused here. One is copyright. The second is
quotability.
The fact that a piece of writing is copyrighted _does not imply_ that it
cannot be quoted, according to the fair use doctrine. There are limitations
on _how much_ can be quoted -- you can't quote a whole book and call it
"fair use." But you can quote a short paragraph (if you properly attribute
it) even if that paragraph is copyrighted.
If you write a book and say at the beginning of the book "No one can quote
from this book" you're just wasting your ink. Fair use is fair use.
I'm not sure what the proper netiquette is on this, and whether Listservs
are regarded as "private," but I am sure that copyright does not protect a
piece of writing from being quoted.
Ron
Ron Amundson
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, HI 96720
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Evans" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: Internet research
> It is my opinion that as Larry said, our e-mails belong to us legally;
> are intellectual property.
>
> There was a case like this on another List; the same point of view was
> put there: I hope the person who asked respects the position as put
> and our views.
>
> Finally a US academic did quote e-mails from a List of which we are
> both members; she was attacked for it strongly, publicly. Quite
> rightly, too
>
> Judy Evans
> Cardiff, Wales (UK)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Evelyn Toseland" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 7:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Internet research
>
>
> > I agree with Marlene and Larry. It is normal Internet "netiquette"
> to
> > regard emails, even those sent to an email list, as private and not
> > quotable without permission.
> > I suppose there is no real legal sanction but at worst you could
> > consider a strong protest to the listowner, or at worst leaving the
> > list. And that would be a shame, Larry.
> > Evelyn Toseland
> > ;)
> > Webmaster,
> > ....Lurker on this list....
> >
> >
> >
> > See http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/docs/guidelines.html#copyright -
> >
> > "1.2 Respect copyright when forwarding messages
> >
> > Copyrighted material is anything that anybody creates. When
> you
> > create something, you own the exclusive right to copy it.
> Someone
> > else's email, an article from an on-line periodical, material
> on a
> > webpage, messages posted on a list, are all explicitly or
> > implicitly copyrighted. So, broadly speaking, it could be a
> breach
> > of copyright to forward email messages without the author's
> > permission.
> >
> > However, common practice is that:
> >
> > o Messages sent to a closed mailing list or individual
> should
> > not be forwarded without the author's permission.
> > o Messages sent to a public mailing list can be forwarded
> > provided that:
> > + The message is not changed or reworded
> > + Attribution is given to the author
> > + Any appended copyright notice is respected"
> >
> >
> >
> > Marlene Langnas Craven wrote:
> >
> > >FYI,
> > >According to the 5th Edition Publication Manual of the American
> > >Psychological Association, Email correspondence is considered
> "personal
> > >communication" and is not to be listed as a reference.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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