> What walnut creek is doing qualifies as
> standard usenet & internet usage. You've waived your right to control
> this type of thing by the very act of posting your FAQs.
This is a ludicrous statement, and completely without legal basis. I
have not waived any rights to my FAQ except those that are spelled out
in its license. And the license specifically states that "it may not be
sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without the
written permission of the copyright holder." What part of that do you
not understand?
> Some of you are worried about loss of copyrights if this goes through
> as planned.
No, that's not an issue. Copyrights cannot be lost through
infringement. You're thinking of trademarks, which aren't relevant
here.
> Along the same lines, asking that a warning that these FAQS are dated,
> and instructions on how to find the most recent version of any FAQ be
> included prominently on the disk would alleviate a lot of problems.
You're missing the point here. We are the authors of the material in
question. It is not we who should go to Walnut Creek, hat in hand, and
humbly beg them to respect our wishes regarding our copyrighted works.
They are *obligated* to respect our wishes, both by law and by any code
of ethics that recognizes the individual rights of human beings.
It is Walnut Creek's responsibility to come to *us* and request our
permission to use our work. For them to assume that they can simply
grab it and use it as they please is arrogant, heavyhanded, and
exploitive.
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