In message <[log in to unmask]>,
Brian Kelly <[log in to unmask]> writes
>A strange copyright statment at the URL
> http://clans.cla.co.uk/www/auths.html
>has been brought to my attention.
>
>It states that readers are not authorised to:
>
> (a) Alter the material in any way.
> (b) View or print the HTML source code.
>
>Statement (b) sounds very odd. I'd have thought no more about it, but it
>comes from The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd - an organisation which
>sounds like it should know about copyright law.
>
>Any comments?
Yes - the word 'barking' comes to mind immediately. I don't particularly
have a problem with their point (a), but as you say Brian, its (b) which
is odd. As far as I am aware, HTML is in the public domain, so anyone
can make use of it. The implication of (b) is that copyright clearance
would be required to view or print it. If thats the case, I'd be very
interested to find out who THEY contacted for the right to use HTML in
the first place!
Has anyone actually asked them?
Phil.
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