Date: 13 Sep 2002 16:13:05 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Saab 9-3 Modding & Customization Website
Someone who looks an awful lot like Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote: > In the USA, an "artistic work" has an implied copyright even if it > does not explicit a copyright clause. HOWEVER, nobody anywhere could > insist that a letter or email was and "artistic work" and it would > therefore not be copyrighted unless specifically noted (I'm leaving > out letters with poetry, etc.) Unless the letter contains > trade-secret or confidential company information it is not covered > under copyright law unless it has a copyright clause. > So, reposting an email from Saabnet's Ultimate Ruler would not > violate any copyright. Perhaps, but it does indicate a pattern of behaviour, which encourages me not to converse with him. If I send someone an email rather than a usenet post, I do so with the expectation that it's a private conversation, not that it will later be broadcast to a wider audience. If he feels free to violate that trust, then I'm likewise free not to trust him. Dave Hinz