thanks officer John,
in the name of a professional community of sharing, I am, along with many Australians, 100% with you on this one
cheers
alex
On 31/03/11 10:17 PM, "John Harbord" <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Linda McPhee wrote: "I was hoping we'd see a post by an EATAW officer, proposing how we will deal with this..."
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I've held back from offering anything that might be construed as an official statement, as I am no longer chair of EATAW, though still on the board. Given that Lisa is still suffering from a hand injury and having difficulty typing long e-mails, perhaps I can offer my view. I'm not sure exactly what the material John Taylor refers to actually contains as I didn't see it. However, I can offer suggestions for several scenarios.
1. Duplication of material from the EATAW Archives
The EATAW list has a full archive of all posts sent to the list since it was moved to Jiscmail in January 2010, available at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/EATAW Older posts are archived elsewhere - see our webpage: http://www.eataw.eu/listserv/
I don't see any obvious need to duplicate elsewhere (only) material that is in the EATAW list archives. However, if correct reference, credit and an up-to-date link to the exact source is provided, I don't see any breach of copyright. However, please remember that we do have archives for your benefit, so generally try to refer people to the archives rather than taking the initiative to create your own archive of discussions you have started or participated in. In creating the EATAW list, we hope that it provides a more permanent and public source for discussions to be created and accessed than an individual's webpage.
2. Compilation of private responses not sent on the EATAW listserv
When a person replies privately to an individual, even as a response to a list e-mail, the issue of copyright does not lie with EATAW but with the individual author. The compiler should thus seek permission from the original author. Note that where author A responds privately but including material written privately or on the list by author B, B's permission should also be obtained, or B's material deleted.
3. Compilation of Private responses and responses to the list
If you want to gather in one place both replies to the Listserv and private replies on a particular topic, this is certainly a valid activity. The compilation should acknowledge this fact, specifying which materials are from where, and seeking permission of all private respondants as in 2 above.
The oracle has spoken.
John
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