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Re: Don't steal things from other web sites
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lugnet.admin.general
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Sun, 7 Feb 1999 04:39:48 GMT
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cjc@newsguy+NoMoreSpam+.com
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
> > > Should he have re-written it in his own words, or
> > > paraphrased it?
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> Probably, yes. Or asked for permission from the author, and noted at the
> bottom of the posting that permission was duly obtained.
Hrmmmm.
I can definitely see a complete 100% copy and paste really calling for
this, especially since they were "original" descriptions, not just
facts.
Gotta wonder, though, how many people really bother with this, and if
everyone did, how much less useful information would be spread around
to people looking for it.
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| (...) I wonder too. I think it definitely slows the spread of information. Still, I don't believe that the ends don't justify the means; and getting permission first probably only slows things by a very small percentage overall. (...) Then again, (...) (26 years ago, 7-Feb-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| [I'm replying to Dave & Terry here at the same time, but following-up to Dave's message. I re-inserted some elements of Terry's message deleted by Dave to make the reply easier for me.] Dave Baum: (...) Right-o, yup. If it truly falls under Fair (...) (26 years ago, 7-Feb-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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