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Election 2006 (and beyond): Digital Copyright Canada

Re: Legal issues with mailing lists.

From: Russell McOrmond <russell_-at-_flora.ca>
To: flora-admin-help_-at-_flora.org
Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 00:30:18 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 16 May 2003, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

> At 1:13pm -0400, 05/16/03, Russell McOrmond <russell@flora.ca> wrote:
> 
> >Curious:  Did PEDNET get legal clearence when the old FTP files were moved
> >to FLORA.org?  Sounds like the PEDNET list admins should be the last
> >people to expect there to be restrictive copyright on the list archives
> >since the over-claim of rights from some posters had already been violated
> 
> Before my time. What are the reasonable expectations of such an archive?
> That it will be available only on its original host isn't one of them.

  Where does one draw the line from 'original host' and 'original 
medium'?  Is me burning the archives onto CD (which I have already - part 
of a backup process) considered a violation of copyright in your mind?  
What if I give such a CD away? What if I charge?

 What if someone prints some of the articles?  Gives them away?  Charges 
for the printing?


  There is some line that gets drawn.  I'm wanting to say that if someone
uses the $Free FLORA.org mailing lists that no line gets drawn and no
"economic rights" in copyright can be exercised.  If someone is posting
messages to FLORA.org mailing lists in the expectation that someone else
couldn't print and republish that article (for free or otherwise), then I
consider that an unreasonable restriction of the usage of FLORA.org, and
very different than what I intended.

---
 Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/> 
 Governance software that controls ICT, automates government policy, or
 electronically counts votes, shouldn't be bought any more than 
 politicians should be bought.  -- http://www.flora.ca/russell/

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