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From: king@cell.mot.COM (Steven King)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: I want to print some articles
Message-ID: <627@grape3.UUCP>
Date: 27 Dec 89 21:21:53 GMT
References: <2592602E.26361@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <1989Dec26.160721.4421@twwells.com>
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In article <1989Dec26.160721.4421@twwells.com> bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells) writes:
>In article <2592602E.26361@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> johns@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Conan the Barbarian) writes:
>: there a way I could grab some of the articles from here on USENET and put
>: them in the newsletter if I gave proper credit?  Or should I contact the
>: author of the original article?
>
>Better ask the author. Failure to do so could get you sued. You
>might well lose such a suit.

I'm no legal beagle, but it seems to me that if you post to a world-wide
public-access network you hardly have much to complain about (or much legal
ground to stand on if you do complain about it) if someone re-distributes your
words in a free-for-nothin' newsletter.  You've already said something
publicly, is there really anything wrong with that opinion being repeated?

To be sure, it's a breach of ettiquette to not ask permission to reprint a
post, but I certainly hope legal action can't be taken on account of it.

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