Re: New Header

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Piero Serini (piero@strider.st.dsi.unimi.it)
Wed, 20 Apr 1994 18:19:26 +0200 (MET DST)


Quoting from Mr Rhys Weatherley (Wed Apr 20 04:26:48 1994):
> While a techically valid idea, it could be very legally dangerous to
> USENET sites.
[many examples]

That X-header wouldn't cause *any* legal restriction.
Its use would only be a way to help people to not download files
on a per-copyright basis. For legal restriction, the actual Copyright
must *always* be checked.

> Who is going to be the
> keeper of the list of standard identifiers and how can we force people to
> use them?

//rtfm.mit.edu/some/path/X-COPYRIGHT.CODES
FAQ maintainers should add that line, like they do with all the other
headers, for news-answers-request approval.

> Sue anyone you want for editorial selection of
> your messages, but lay off legitimate ways to feed news and to recover
> costs from such feeding.

I think this goes the same direction like the previous posted article
about "let's make easier for them knowing about Copyright".

> You'll destroy USENET rather than help it.

Again, there's no legal restriction in a X-header. I hope I clarified
my point of view, now.

Bye,

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