David W. Tamkin wrote:
> ... and chose not to stop them." One copyright violation goes through
> your unmoderated list, you swear you had no idea that such a thing could
> happen, and perhaps you get off scot-free. But then you have then seen that
> there is a problem that you can stop, but you choose to take no action, and
> your list distributes a second copyright violation.
My policy, based on consultation with my attorney, is that for ANY
apparent copyright violation I immediately suspend the posting privileges
of that individual for a period of time (usually 3-4 days) and issue a
reprimand by private e-mail. A 2nd violation by that individual (and I don't
recall having ever had one in the five years or so I've been using this
procedure), would get the individual kicked off my list.
I also send out the posting guidelines, including a fairly clear (IMHO)
statement prohibiting copyright violations, monthly, this goes to all
subscribers, and all new subscribers receive a copy of these guidelines
when they are first admitted to the list.
I will generally post a note to the subscribers reminding them of copyright
requirements when some transgression occurs, maybe 3-5 times a year. Most
of them come from new subscribers who don't understand intellectual
property rights.
--
Mike Nolan
