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Re: Mladen Pejic... Cool down.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 7 Jun 2001 23:55:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Matthew Gerber writes:
> Will I do? Here are a couple:
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> From: http://www.rbs2.com/email.htm
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> "The recipient of e-mail is generally free to share the information in the
> e-mail with anyone..."
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> If the e-mail were reproduced verbatim, or with only trivial changes, the
> sender could also sue the recipient for violation of copyright laws.
> However, if the e-mail was not marked with a copyright notice, then the
> author can only recover the author's actual damages and "any profits of the
> infringer that are attributable to the infringement", and the defendants can
> claim "innocent infringement". 17 U.S.C. §§ 401(d), 412, 504(b). Since most
> e-mail is not marked with a copyright notice and the expression in most
> e-mail is not valuable [There is no copyright protection for either ideas or
> information. 17 U.S.C. § 102(b)], copyright law gives little protection to
> typical e-mail."
A little further legal note:
As Rick was in fact commenting on Mladen's statements, the reproduction of his
entire email would most likely be construed as "fair use" by a court in the US.
The idea is that in order to have a free discussion-like the one we are having
here-you might need to refer to other things that people have written.
Personally, I agree with Rick's posting the message, even on a politeness
level. Mladen was proposing to turn Lugnetters against him. Why not strike
first in that kind of battle? Rick has the upper hand, I think, given his
story.
The only bad thing I can think of is whether Rick misrepresented Mladen in
anyway. That is why it is important for him to have repeated the email in its
entirety. (Thoa I applaud him for refusing to repeat swear words.)
-Alfred
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