On 2003-04-30 09:56:04 -0500 Munir Nassar <nassarmu at redconcepts.net> wrote: >> When push comes to shove, however, I don't think we have a legal leg >> to stand on. I don't recall if this has been tested in a court of >> law. Given that this type of notice may not have been sent out in >> the >> original subscription confirmation, it may be necessary to fulfill >> the >> requests of the author in question. > > i think we do, i think we have a couple of those legal legs. The below comments are well thought out and very thought provoking. Well said! And I agree wholeheartedly. > > yes the original author owns the copyright. So does Arthur C. Clark > own > the copyright on the books he publishes. This does not mean that i > cannot > store the book that i bought in my library for 50 years. And if i so > chose > i could also have a small bon fire in the backyard and burn the book. > But ACC does NOT have the right or the option to ask me to do either > of > those. > > second, postal code says that anything delivered to your mailbox is > your > own. You may not have copyright ownership, but you have ownership of > the > data. snailmail mailbox vs email inbox aside, IMHO this would hold up > rather well. > > Munir Nassar > RedConcepts.NET > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list