> On 14 May 95 at 8:44, J.D. Falk wrote:
> > Just out of curiosity -- how many of y'all include copyright
> > notices at the end of your FAQs?
>
> I don't. And I don't intend to. I don't do the FAQ for credit or for
> money, but to help people out. If someone reprints it, that's good, more
> people get to use it.
Then you really *should* include a notice in your FAQ explicitly
granting them permission to do so. It would be best to state your
copyright as well, simply to establish that you *do* have the authority
to grant permission.
> Strictly speaking, the Berne Convention on Copyright might apply to
> netnews articles, at least in some countries, but that's not entirely
> clear to me.
Then it's certainly not clear to anyone who might be wondering if they
can reprint or otherwise use your article. If you want to encourage
people to do this, the best way is to dispel all doubts by telling them
exactly what they may do.
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