> You should know that there is a THIRD group of us here at faq-maintainers
> whose point of view has not yet been adequately represented. Call us...
> the Apathetic Majority.
>
> We basically think what you're doing is wrong, and you really should try
> harder to get proper permissions, but we don't see the point of making a
> federal case out of it. Of all the Internet commercialization attempts
> now in progress, the for-profit inexpensive redistribution of FAQ's is
> way, way down on our view-with-alarm list. Some of us think it's about
> like parking in a handicapped space, but others of insist it's more like
> smoking a cigarette on the subway. (They will be filing a minority report
> shortly).
Please don't represent your views as being representative of the entire
Apathetic Majority. Personally, I think it's more like having Jehovah's
Witnesses wake you up early in the morning when you have a "no
solicitaions" sign by your door. I insist that any letter to Walnut
Creek include this analogy. Nyah, Nyah.
(Big smiley inserted here, in case it wasn't obvious.)
BTW, I believe that I may be the first FAQ maintainer to have his
copyright registered by the U.S. Copyright Office. Registration number
TX-3-908-677, "Copyright Law FAQ," by Terrence J. Carroll.
-- Terry Carroll | Santa Clara, CA | Impeach Vinny Testaverde carrollt@netcom.com |
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