Hello Jan, On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, at 09:46:13 [GMT -0400] (which was 9:46:13 AM in NY, USA) Jan Rifkinson wrote:
> Without commenting on the merits of your > position one way or the other, it strikes > me that you may be coming to this question > from a very different POV that some of the > others commenting on this thread. > As a professional writer [if memory serves > me] you are, have a right to be & should > be, very concerned with copyright & > ownership issues. And a good one at that with a refreshing style. But no matter which angle you enter this fray from, copyright doesn't apply here. If you're talking about discussion lists, they are public; if you're talking about business e-mails, it's really only important that thoughts are organized and solutions are discovered. If you're concerned about people editing your email messages (and I have to giggle here) put a copyright statement on them and save your originals. If you're really, really concerned with copyright, it may help to dig into it some more and convince yourself that copyright is not assumed nor does the placement of a statement or symbol protect your words from 'theft' or alteration. > Anyone publishing official works or quoting > would/should identify them as such whether > in conversation or in writing. But the > subject line may not be inviolate as it is > may not be considered content. Indeed. And while I feel Dierk's and others' feelings against this are just, the idea of assumed copyright on a subject header is laughable. > BTW, anyone who wants to change the subject > of this post for archival purposes can do > so AFAIC or annotate it to their heart's > content. I have a feeling Marck will change the subject any minute now. <g> -- Best regards, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stamp-co.com The Bat! v.1.62/Beta1 Windows XP build 2600 AMD Athlon 1Ghz 1.0 Gb RAM ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
