> > > Actually I believe that such a responsibility exists only where > > > the list-owners want the situation to be different from the default > > > that is implied by copyright law, namely: > > > > > > * Without explicit permission, no-one is allowed to mirror the list, > > > or create public archives. > > > > > > * Just telling people about the existence of the list (by mentioning > > > it in a directory of lists) is ok even without explicit permission. > > > > Why do you believe those are implied by copyright law? I'm curious what > > your rationale is.
"Compilations and abridgments may also be copyrightable if they contain new work of authorship. When the collecting of the preexisting material that makes up the compilation is a purely mechanical task with no element of editorial selection, or when only a few minor deletions constitute an abridgment, copyright protection for the compilation or abridgment as a new version is not available." [http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ14.pdf] IANAL so I won't even guess how that applies to mailing lists. But I would hope that a moderated mailing list would be protected by copyright because it sure doesn't seem to me that it is a "purely mechanical task" to moderate and manage my lists. -- Roger http://www.jadebox.com/arrow/ Arrow Mailing List Server for Windows
