On Feb 12, 2008, at 3:35 PM,
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Kevin, the moderators do not own the content, the
individual posters
> do.
That was my point, although I think a few years ago somebody
raised the concern that Yahoo was trying to lay claim to
it.
> As to Yahoo "owning" everything, they probably do
but I do think
> the individual author owns it before they do and
could argue it if
> necessary. I don't know if any of this is relevant
to the original
> poster's question. It wasn't clear that he was
proposing to quote
> anybody here. It looks more like a repository of
reference
> information, which of course nobody owns. If I
mention an obscure pulp
> writer and some links to his work, that information
is not mine, just
> like I can mention a great restaurant, bookstore or
library, without
> owning that information.
Yep. I think I covered that too. All I was suggesting was
that if/when he quotes somebody here, he checks with them
first.
It may not be legally necessary, but as I said, it's the
stand-up thing to do.
Kevin
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