Under UK law I don't have to affix a notice, but I have said before and
repeat that no-one has permission to quote me without asking.
This is something I would legally defend as well because the misquoting may
actually contravene the laws of libel as well.
We do not have to sink to the level of gutter journalists manufacturing
messages out of quotations devoid of the original context in order to
express what we want not what the utterer did.
I am not on any list as a guinea pig or reserch subject I assert my right to
volunteer for reserch or to be able to deny that right, not to be used as a
rung up someones academic ladder. (dare I add to that the paradoxical "you
can quote me on that")
Larry
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Patricia
> Williams
> Sent: 24 August 2004 18:45
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> Subject: Re: Discussion boards and research
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>
> There is a thorough legal discussion of U.S. copyrights and the
> internet at:
> http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm for those who are interested.
> As a special needs attorney and editor of a newsletter for a regional AAMR
> (American Association on Mental Retardation), I've had occasion
> to consider
> this issue, since the AAMR seeks to keep its members informed about the
> latest developments in the disability community. If I am writing in a
> general fashion about something I have read on a listserv, I do not
> necessarily seek the permission of the writer of the message. If
> I wish to
> actually quote an individual, I would normally write them an
> e-mail off-list
> asking permission to do so. If they refuse, I don't publish it. I don't
> think most people believe that their or other's utterances on
> listservs are
> copyright protected. On other listservs in which I participate,
> such as one
> for attorneys, some people affix a message to the bottom of all their
> messages warning that the messages should not be forwarded or published
> elsewhere without their permission. This type of message would
> function in
> the U.S. as copyright protection. I do not do that myself, as I regard
> e-mail as casual conversation, albeit often among scholars who may be
> discussing serious subjects. I have no objection to my messages being
> forwarded or published, so long as portions are not taken out of
> context in
> a manner which distorts my intent. I would expect any ethical person,
> should they wish to quote me verbatim, to attribute the quote properly as
> well.
> Patricia Williams
> Pasadena, California, U.S.
>
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