RE: [dvd-discuss] dvd-discuss indexed by westgroup

[microlenz(at)earthlink.net]

OK I take back ALL my words!!!  

!!!sdrow ym LLA kcab ekat I 
KO.................<STUFF>.........................................ebircsbus 

Somehow I think Feist should apply. Indexing is a purely 
mechanical function with minimal human intervention...or should be
(so why did a couple of people I know create the indexes of books 
when Grad students? One index was Misner Thorne and 
Wheeler...I don't argue copyright protection-only a waste of 
valuable resources!)

From:           	Richard Hartman <hartman@onetouch.com>
To:             	"'dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu'" <dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu>
Subject:        	RE: [dvd-discuss] dvd-discuss indexed by westgroup
Date sent:      	Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:26:47 -0800
Send reply to:  	dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu

> You can't ... it's copyrighted!		;-)
> 
> -- 
> -Richard M. Hartman
> hartman@onetouch.com
> 
> 186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael A Rolenz [mailto:Michael.A.Rolenz@aero.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 2:17 PM
> > To: dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> > Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] dvd-discuss indexed by westgroup
> > 
> > 
> > I wouldn't mind getting a copy of their index to allow us to 
> > index the 
> > list!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Tim Neu <tim@tneu.visi.com>
> > Sent by: owner-dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> > 11/20/01 01:21 PM
> > Please respond to dvd-discuss
> > 
> >  
> >         To:     <dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu>
> >         cc: 
> >         Subject:        [dvd-discuss] dvd-discuss indexed by
> >         westgroup
> > 
> > 
> > I know some people were discussing the copyright status of 
> > lists like this
> > one.
> > 
> > After posting the link to a speach earlier, I noticed that 
> > Westgroup is
> > apparently using a spider to index the dvd-discuss mailing list.
> > 
> > 
> > 163.231.230.97 - - [20/Nov/2001:12:48:19 -0600] "GET 
> > /robots.txt HTTP/1.0"
> > 404 204
> > 
> > Answer crypto-validated by server:
> > Name:    wwwproxy.westgroup.com
> > Address:  163.231.230.97
> > 
> > Legal issues asside, I guess we can all take it as a 
> > compliment that our
> > discussions are worth indexing...
> > 
> > Interesting anyway...
> > 
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > 
> > All of the problems associated with Intellectual property can easily
> > be resolved by keeping those who believe in it on a strict diet of
> > Intellectual bread and water.
> > 
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > ______         _ __         "If you don't have the freedom to 
> > use what you
> >   /           ' )  )               own - then you do not own 
> > anything."
> >  / o ______    /  / _  . .    No apologies to Jack Valenti or the
> >  MPAA
> > / <_/ / / <   /  (_</_(_/_  -- tneu@visi.com / 
> http://www.visi.com/~tneu --
> 
> 
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