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Re: Reposting Private Messages
David L. Carlson (CARLSON@TAMVM1.TAMU.EDU)
Mon, 6 Feb 1995 09:45:46 CST
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Under current copyright law, I own what I write. If I choose to send
it to, e.g., anthro-l, that's my choice. But if YOU choose to send
what I write to some other list without my permission, that's your
violation of my rights.
Sorry, folks, this isn't merely a matter of netiquette. It really is
the law of copyright.
-- mike salovesh <salovesh@niu.edu>
Mike's legal control over what he writes is affected by what he uses
to compose and transmit his message with. Texas (and I suspect other
states) has a strong Open Records Law which is interpreted by our
Attorney General as meaning that anything on my computer and anything
transmitted through the university network is subject to an open records
request by any citizen. If you are a public employee, the safest
assumption is that none of your email messages are confidential.
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David L. Carlson, ARCH-L Listowner Internet: carlson@tamvm1.tamu.edu
Anthropology Department Phone: (409) 845-4044
Texas A&M University Telefax: (409) 845-4070
College Station, TX 77843-4352
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