Subject: Re: MNS and Justice Dept. From: Joe Shea Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 03:14:48 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: MNS and Justice Dept. From: Joe Shea Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 03:14:48 -0700 (PDT)
To: James Cook 
cc: Mark Loundy , Marganne@aol.com,
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	What makes this not-for-profit medium so different than a Xerox
machine, which she might otherwise have used to pass out the article?  
It's just as much a copyright violation either way, but no one, 
including the Times, I suspect, really objects to that use, and they 
probably are not concerned about this one.

Best,

Joe Shea
Editor-in-Chief
The American Reporter
joeshea@netcom.com
http://www.newshare.com/Reporter/today.html


On Sat, 10 Jun 1995, James Cook wrote:

> 
> On Sat, 10 Jun 1995, Mark Loundy wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Marganne,
> > 
> > It's fine to bring articles that may be of interest to the members of this
> > group, but posting the entire thing here is a clear and blatant copyright
> > violation.
> > 
> >                                             Telecommunications Chair, NPPA
> > Mark Loundy, Southern California            http://sunsite.unc.edu/nppa/
> > ------------------------ ----------------------- -------------------------
> 
> 
> Has this list developed a policy re: posting of copyrighted matter?
> 
> "Clear and blatant" is one possible standard.  
> 
> Should we be monitoring for observance of fair use limits?
> 
> It's not as much fun.  :(
> 
> Not as educational.  
> 
> It might highlight our future issues in a *real* way. 
> 
> If we attempt such a policy, or enforcement thereof, would we increase 
> our liability ala Prodigy? 
> 
> Heck, while I'm at it, is it "libelous" to publicly characterize someone's 
> act as "clear and blatant" copyright infringement? If so, what is an 
> appropriate way to deal with such issues in online publishing forums?
> 
> James Cook
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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