On Tue, 8 May 2001, robin wrote:
> > Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 22:09:34 -0700
> > From: Stan Schwarz <stan@cosmo.pasadena.ca.us>
>
> > > robin <robin_v@bigpond.com> writes:
> > >
> > > >> I have a question about replacing a FAQ maintainer. One of the groups
> > >
> > > Who wrote the FAQ? If it was written collectively by the members of the
> > > group, that's one thing, but if the previous maintainer wrote most of it
> > > herself, it's really her intellectual property, and posting it without her
> > > consent isn't exactly kosher. (At least to me.)
>
> Unless there was a copyright notice attached to it, posting it
> makes it public property.
Well, technically, in general, this is not true. Copyright laws
in the US (Title 17, Ch 4) and Canada, in accordance to the Berne
Treaty, no longer require any kind of indicator of Copyright for a
work to be considered copyrighted, nor is registration necessary.
However, registration is necessary before any action can be taken
(but there is a retroactive period allowed). I just can't
remember what the usenet situation is. I just assume anything
posted is copyrighted, nothing is in the public domain unless
explicitly stated, and either ask for permission, or do a
rewrite and quote the most useful parts, of other folks' articles,
with attribution of course.
ru
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