x-no-archive: yes Hello, FYI. Recently had a problem with someone posting a private email to a list. The man who did this insisted he had the right to do whatever he pleased with an email sent to him. This is not only considered improper by most people but according to copyright laws, illegal. Since 1989, any written material created privately and originally is considered copyrighted whether or not the person specifically says it. The writer is the sole owner and no one has the right to reprint or repost the article without permission. This applies to private emails. Just because a letter was sent to you, it does not give you any rights to it. (This is akin to receiving a magazine in the mail and then posting it on the net.) I think most people would take it as common courtesy to ask permission first. But to those who feel they own it if it was sent to them, think again. The man who did was removed from that list! There are several sites on the net where copyright laws are explained. Here is one : http://www.pitt.edu/~skvarka/education/copyright/ ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== Have you visited the webpage associated with this mail list? If not go to http://members.aol.com/PennaDutch/pennadutch.html