Re: (copyright) Re: Internet Info CDROM (fwd)

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David Grabiner (grabiner@math.harvard.edu)
Tue, 13 Dec 94 13:05:48 EST


You write:

> Fine, I'll admit that I don't have a clear understanding of copyright
> law. I DID say I could be wrong, but no one seemed to pay attention to
> that part...

> NOR did anyone pay attention to the part where I asked why?

> Why is everyone so upset about this? If it is NOT that they are making money
> off of your work (which people have insisted it is not), than what is it?

There are a variety of other reasons.

In my case, I refused permission because I do not want an old copy of my
FAQ appearing on an apparently authoritative source. I sometimes get
asked about an FTP archive which has been out of service for two years;
only people with old copies of the FAQ will ask me this question. If
the 1992 version of the FAQ were on their CD-ROM, many more people would
ask me this question.

David Grabiner, grabiner@math.harvard.edu
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"Please rotate your phone 90 degrees and try again."
Disclaimer: I speak for no one and no one speaks for me.



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