Re: who owns newsgroup discussion thread?

From: Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:59:25 -0700

On 10/11/99, Christopher Gwyn <chris[_at_]icopyright.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Oct 10, 1999, Meg Schimmels <mschimmels[_at_]kscable.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is it permissible to post an entire thread (culled from DejaNews) from
> > a newsgroup (example: alt.examplenewsgroup) on to a commercial website
> > without permission of any of the posters?
>
> i haven't the foggiest idea about any terms of use that DejaNews may
> have posted for its users, but many websites that offer discussion
> boards have it explicitly stated that all postings become the property
> of the organization who runs the discussion board.

Maybe a license, but copyright ownership cannot be transferred without a signed writing by the rights owner (or his agent). 17 U.S.C. sec. 204(a).

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Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]mindspring.com>
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1206/

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Received on Wed Oct 13 1999 - 00:58:31 GMT