RE: [dvd-discuss] Hang the RIAA in their own noose.

[Richard Hartman <hartman(at)onetouch.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeme A Brelin [mailto:jeme@brelin.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 11:55 AM
> To: 'dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu'
> Subject: RE: [dvd-discuss] Hang the RIAA in their own noose.
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Noah silva wrote:
> > There's a big different though.  The paper is "free" 
> financially, but
> > probably not copyright wise.  I would be willing to bet they put up
> > copyright notices on the paper.
> > 
> > Your post, published on a mailing list, likely isn't considered
> > protected.  By definition, when you post something to the 
> public without
> > attaching a copyright notice, you lose protection.  You 
> know the list is
> > available to the public through the web archives.  I would 
> say google
> > Groups has no problem archiving millions of usenet 
> conversations for this
> > very reason.  
> 
> Unfortunately, in order to comply with the Berne Convention, it is no
> longer required to make any claim of copyright in order to be 
> protected by
> copyright.

I don't particularly view that as unfortunate.

> 
> Just another way we've hung ourselves.
> 

Care to elucidate?


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-Richard M. Hartman
hartman@onetouch.com

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