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Jim :

I enjoyed Marganne's post, but i do not post similarly because I do not 
care to be scolded--Mark already scolds me because I will not use a sig. 
in contravention of his high standards..  8-)

Generally, I do not believe the NYTs suffered any economic consequences
because she posted the article here.  It was attributed to the author and
to the company, but I imagine they would argue otherwise, perhaps merely
to protect their options, and prevent the widespread use of the practice. 

If, for the sake of argument, many people on this list scanned in their
favorite copyrighted articles on a daily basis, the list would be more
valuable, but I would agree, real economic harm would result.  So where 
does that leave us?  Occasional slips do not matter much, but a policy of 
encouraging black-market copies would be evil..... 

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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