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From: datta@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Copyrights & Will this work.
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Date: 28 Dec 89 20:10:46 GMT
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Reply-To: datta@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta)
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I am interested in preventing someone from re-printing a message I post
as part of a major publication. This is not to prevent certain
distribution via whatever e-mail channels there are but to prevent
something like having a review of a book, album, movie etc.
re-published without my knowing about it. 

I do not want to get into the argument that "what I post to USENET
becomes public domain", I would just like to ask what other people on
the net feel about the following "Copyright Statement":

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This article is Copyright (c) 19xx by David Datta. You are granted
distribution rights for this article via electronic means.  If you wish
to distribute this article as part of a print publication [such as a
book, newsletter, or magazine] you must obtain written authorization.
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The way I understand it, the article is not placed "in the public
domain" as I am only allowing electronic re-print access. It does not
prevent the average Netreader from printing a copy to read.

So folks, what is the "opinion of the world", am I being pretentious?
Is there something I am missing something in my understanding of the
rules?

To save people time, You can just include the following line in your
reply if you want... :-) [unless, of course, you are a copyright lawyer]

Now I am not a copyright lawyer but:
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-Dave datta@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu