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From: rcd@opus.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.legal,net.flame
Subject: Re: Copyright Violations/Humor/Satire/Michael J/Wierd Al/etc.
Message-ID: <275@opus.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-Mar-84 17:41:00 EST
Article-I.D.: opus.275
Posted: Sun Mar 25 17:41:00 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 27-Mar-84 02:56:23 EST
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> Alright guys, you asked for it...
Satire "Repeat it" follows in cited news article, followed by the author's
signature and then...
> Original Material (C) 1984 by Randal L. Schwartz [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]

OK, if we're going to play the copyright game on the net, I want to know
the rules.  I may be jumping to conclusions - but I'll jump anyhow.  How
does Mr. Schwartz simultaneously place his satirical "Repeat it" in the
public domain and reserve ALL rights to it???  Does this make even 14 g. of
sense?  The net is clearly distribution into the public domain since there
is no provision in its operation for restricting distribution based on the
presence of a copyright notice within the news item.

Could we PLEASE be serious about honoring existing copyrights without
getting obnoxious and arrogant, putting a copyright on everything that gets
posted?
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