Re: Archives and Links

From: Brent Sessions <sessions[_at_]nih.gov>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 12:55:24 -0500

>I don't understand why folks are having such a problem with this issue.
>Fair use surely allows minimal quoting of messages in replies, and for
>larger quoting or other uses, the copyright holders are likely to give
>permission because, after all, they did post to a public list.
>
>It just seems that you feel entitled, somehow, to free use of my posts
>and can't get over the fact that you don't have it.

You have completely missed the point. The larger implications of this issue are that if you don't like something that I use of yours you can sue for damages, even if you effectively air your message to millions of people. It doesn't make sense.

Brent Sessions
Systems Support
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD USA
sessions[_at_]nih.gov Received on Fri Mar 31 1995 - 17:59:28 GMT

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