[1481] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Not a flame, just the facts
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ken Laws)
Thu Oct 10 13:44:31 1991
Date: Thu 10 Oct 91 10:42:37-PDT
From: Ken Laws <LAWS@ai.sri.com>
To: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <9110100243.AA16365@magic322.chron.com>
Sean Fulton of Unix Today! writes:
> The statement that you should ``specifically state if you do not wish
> to be quoted'' presents certain logistical questions. Since this was
> sent to a mailing list, are we to assume that every reply to the list
> is up for possible quoting?
Hi I'm new here, and haven't read the stream long enough to know
what's going on. But, what the heck.
I'm a reporter/editor/newsletter publisher. I report whatever is of
interest (to my community) in what I see, hear, or run across on the
nets. I treat all netmail, public or private, as copyrighted, but
that doesn't stop me from telling my readers that someone named
Chicken Little said the sky was falling. Or "The sky is falling,"
providing I don't exceed the mysterious limits of fair use for
reporters. I seldom feel the need to ask for permission, although
I have asked on occasion. And I do give attribution to the original
source (if known) and to the channel or person that brought the
material to my attention. (Other intermediaries are not credited.)
Does anyone have a problem with that?
-- Ken Laws
Computists International
laws@ai.sri.com
When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre,
He'd 'eard men sing by land an' sea;
An' what he thought 'e might require,
'E went and took -- the same as me!
-- Rudyard Kipling. [Forbes, 10/14/91.]
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