Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!seismo!rpics!mcintyre From: mcintyre@rpics.UUCP Newsgroups: news.stargate Subject: Re: What really is suitable for STARGATE transmission? Message-ID: <1065@rpics.RPI.EDU> Date: Tue, 31-Mar-87 11:35:06 EST Article-I.D.: rpics.1065 Posted: Tue Mar 31 11:35:06 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 2-Apr-87 05:20:13 EST References: <701@brl-sem.ARPA> Lines: 24 Summary: of course those copyrights are legal In article <701@brl-sem.ARPA>, ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie ) writes: > First, I'd like to say that I think people who put restricted copyright > messages on their USENET messages are being rather silly. I doubt that > it is really enforceable, it's sort of like putting a letter in a photo- > copier and expecting that copies won't be made. In addition, STARGATE > would be foolish to be redistributing anything that was likely to have > these messages anyway. By putting a copyright message that conforms to what is legally necessary on any copyrightable work, the author IS legally protected. The only restriction on that protection is that by not registering the copyright the author cannot usually collect financial damages. Indeed, STARGATE would be very foolish to redistribute anything with these messages. -- Dave "mr question " McIntyre seismo!rpics!mcintyre mcintyre@csv.rpi.edu