Ian Graham wrote:
> Do any mailing lists have written charters to restrict types of reuse
> for contributed content? I have never seen anything like that, nor have
> I seen sig lines referencing individual contributor's copyright
> policies. Either of those might, at a minimum might, make someone think
> twice about reusing material....
>
> I agree entirely with Len's comments, but as there is currently nothing
> to proscribe such reuse (and indeed the general tendency to encourage
> it), perhaps a written, gentle reminder to the contrary would help??
>
That's false.
Unless copyright is explicitly granted, the author retains it. That's as
true of mailing list posts as anything else. I suspect a simple request
to Stylus Studio might take care of the problem, and if not then a DMCA
takedown notice probably would.
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Elliotte Rusty Harold
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