Well, while I do appreciate the posting of the newspaper articles I still think it rather silly to put that copyright notice on any of it... Just my opinion, either share or don't.......but don't threaten me while you do. On 3/9/2005, "Ruddiger" <ruddiger@indy.rr.com> wrote: >At the risk of backlash..... > >I suggest it inaccurate to say this list "does not appreciate others' >work". None of us would be anywhere in our research without the help of >others and we know it. We all are aware of the time and work involved >in researching history. It seems to me that searching newspapers is more >time consuming than just about anything else. > >I haven't been here as long as many others and I don't pretend to speak >for anyone else, but I haven't seen a disclaimer worded quite so >strictly. Honestly, it puzzled me, and it apparently raised the interest >of many here. Obviously it cultivated an interest in copyright law. > >I wouldn't take any of that personally, Joyce. A healthy discussion of >copyright law leads to better understanding. Better information, better >understanding. While perhaps no one fully understands copyright law, >this can only help people respect the rights of others and protect those >who do the work. I don't know anyone here who would intentionally steal >another's work, but I suggest this discussion has helped minimize the >"honest mistakes" of copyright infringement. > >------- > >Anyway, my thought on this.... I would think it to be tenuous to claim >a copyright over an email sent to a listserve. A 'thing' is copyrighted >as soon as you write it but it be that it has to be meant as a work of >art, or writing, or whatever [in this case, a compilation]. > >Seems to me that this was Joyce's intent. Copyright claims on emails to >a listserve may be tenuous, but that Joyce meant/intended her series of >emails to be a compilation seems obvious. > >Robert >Indianapolis > > > > >JAR422@aol.com wrote: > >> >>The copyright warning that I put on the top of the posts of "old" newspaper >>articles is just to protect my time, work, and name of my postings. It is >>NOT the material I post nor will it ever be. I suggest that people on this >>list subscribe to an "old" newspaper site for perusal of the articles since this >>list does not appreciate others work. >>Joyce Robinson >> >> >>In a message dated 3/9/2005 11:00:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, >>jandmbug@juno.com writes: >> >>It is nice to know about the Federal Laws and what it means for the authors >>of the books that they work so hard to publish. >>Marian >> >> >> >> >> >>==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >>Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. >> >> >> >> > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >Please keep your topic related to genealogical research >in Gallia County, Ohio. >