> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
... > If a message to this forum has any "potential commercial value", then that > value has already been impacted by the fact that said message is already > available for free in at least three publicly accessible on-line archives. > Making it available on CD-ROM only provides yet another source where said > message can be found, and has no significant (if any) further > impact on the > "potential commercial value" of said message. > > Further, if that message is made available on CD-ROM, it is entirely > reasonable for the producer of said CD-ROM to charge a certain amount of > money for it. After all, the producer had to spent money in order > to create > that CD-ROM, and therefore deserves a reasonable compensation for it. If you're serious about publishing a CD-ROM, you might want to talk to an intellectual property lawyer before assuming that you're not exposing yourself to liability by doing so. While you're at it, you might run your "LEGAL NOTICE" by the attorney also, so that you can find out if it would actually mean anything in a court. In case it wasn't deliberate, perhaps it will be helpful to recognize that you seem to have missed the point about the difference between divulging private e-mail addresses from people who never posted to the list, and publishing statistics from *public* records. It's like the difference between looking at someone's living room through the window and putting a camera inside (more so in this country, where curtains are more popular than in the Netherlands). Can't think of anything else useful to say to your various postings on this subject. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
