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I see eight or nine posts by "Orpheus" in the past twenty minutes. A back-channel warning, Elizabeth? Kent >From: Elizabeth James <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Elizabeth James <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: 2 notices--and my protest to Vert >Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 20:55:50 -0000 > >JISC email lists are supposed to operate under an Acceptable Use Policy, >which can be consulted at >http://jiscmail.ac.uk/docs/policy.htm >Anyone concerned should probably look at it themselves, but e.g. >"6. Copyright of Messages Posted >When you send a message to a JISCmail list, you retain your copyright in >that message. You also retain your moral right to be identified as the >author of the work, and your moral right against derogatory treatment. >... >More information about copyright is available at >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/docs/copyright.html " > >From the latter URL: >"6. Messages posted to public lists: Moral Rights >When you send a message to a public discussion list certain "moral >rights" apply. Although your message may be widely disseminated, you >have a right to expect the following: >The message is not changed or reworded if forwarded. >(Messages sent to a closed mailing list or to an individual should never >be forwarded without the author's permission.) >Your message is not quoted out of context. >It is possible to quote, or misquote, part of a message in such a way >that it misleads people and damages the reputation of the original >sender. [etc]. " > >I don't think they explicitly mention quotations of emails in other >online publications, but I would think it covered under 'forwarding'? >(Of course copyright is different in different countries...) The server >themselves will take various steps in the case of complaints, and the >listowners will also have to take seriously any we receive. More anon on >this, if necessary. >e _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com