Xref: utzoo comp.admin.policy:325 comp.unix.admin:2156 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!ads.com!henry From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy,comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: E-mail Privacy Message-ID: Date: 7 Jun 91 17:15:42 GMT References: <1991Jun06.044237.9336@chinet.chi.il.us> Sender: usenet@ads.com (USENET News) Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; Mtn View, CA USA Lines: 24 ->In article sbrack@bluemoon.uucp (Steven S. Brack) writes: ->> Then, if the company wanted to see the manuscipt it lets you use ->> your PC or UNIX account to write, they can? Most employees ->> expect that their employer would treat them as human beings, ->> not as slaves to be constantly monitored. If I sent a document ->> in US Mail to someone, then needed a copy of it, if he wouldn't ->> give me one, then a court order would be my only resort. The ->> situations are fairly analogous. it's not clear what the purpose of this manuscript is, but they almost certainly have a right to do this. if you're writing a personal manuscript, then you may find you are in a deep spot, since many companies proscribe the use of corporate facilities for this purpose ("personal gain"). even if this is permitted, you are foolish if you do (proof you used their facilities to do the work may entitle them to payment for that use, or part-ownership in the resulting work). if you're writing a manuscript for corporate use then they already own it, so they aren't taking anything that isn't theirs. -- # Henry Mensch / Advanced Decision Systems /