Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Mon, 4 Nov 1996 22:09:59 -0500 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
Larry Mckee wrote:
>
> Sorry that this has nothing to do with HA and its many facets, but this
> has been bugging me since I started in on this email deal two years ago.
>
> If somebody sends me a letter, email or by traditional post, it has my
> name on it, thus it becomes my personal possession, a "gift" from the sender,
> and the sender should know and realize he or she has no more control it. I
> can sell it, I can publish it, I can share it with whoever. It seems to me
> anyone who has dealt with documents from the past should realize this - most
> of us have worked on collections where we have lots of letters to a person,
> but not his or her own return correspondence - that became the possession of
> someone else. The point: be careful what you send to someone else if you
> don't want others to share in your gift.
>
> And I don't care what some netiquette guide written a couple of years ago
> says - this practice has long precedent with direct, unambiguous correlation
> to electronic media.
>
I rather think that Mr McKee is mistaken here. I believe that the writer
retains copyright, even after the letter has been sent, and therefore
you would be in breach of copyright if you were to publish a letter that
was sent to you.
Copyright is a very complex issue, and the laws regarding are being
changed at the moment in several countries. You should not assume you
have the right to publish material, just because it is in your
possession.
Fran
|
|
|