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From: mark@deltam.UUCP (mark galbraith)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.d,news.admin
Subject: Re: Introduction to REC.HUMOR.FUNNY -- Monthly Posting
Summary: Who owns the copyright?
Keywords: Copyright, Plagerism
Message-ID: <166@deltam.UUCP>
Date: 3 Feb 89 22:24:29 GMT
References: <2712@looking.UUCP> <1449@papaya.bbn.com>
Reply-To: mark@tech.deltam.UUCP (mark galbraith)
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In article <1449@papaya.bbn.com> rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) writes:
>In <2712@looking.UUCP> funny-request@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes:
><The contents of rec.humor.funny are compilation copyright 1987, 1988,
><1989 by Brad Templeton.   ...
> 
><A licence is granted to the owners of computer systems on what is
><commonly known as USENET to read and/or store this compilation in electronic
>  .
>  .
><not sure you're on USENET, and you want to forward the group, just ask me.
><It's very likely I will say yes.  I just want to keep track and keep control.


Judging from what Brad is saying in his posting, he is claiming
to own the jokes he is sent to put on the net.  'Tain't so Brad!!
The copyright, if any, belongs to the person who *CREATED* the
joke, not the last person to propagate it.  I think Brad should
read the section of the Usenet installation manual on copyright
law.  In this article the author, Jordan Breslow (415-932-4828),
discusses ownership rights, and other related topics.  This
should be required reading for all administrators on the net.

Brad has overstepped his responsiblity, and will be lucky if there
isn't a lawsuit filed over his plagerism.

I think the biggest joke here are the words "Copyright by Brad
Templeton."  The problem is, the joke isn't that funny.

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