Re: Web Archive of Mailing List

Peter Krakau (ils@legalethics.com)
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 22:49:36 -0400 (EDT)


Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 22:49:36 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <199606110249.WAA06423@foyer.homecom.com>
From: Peter Krakaur<ils@legalethics.com>
Subject: Re: Web Archive of Mailing List

At 7:48 PM 6/10/96, Samuel Lewis wrote:

 * >As a closer, I question the propriety of taking archives of this list and
 * >posting them without the approval of the list owner.  It was not clear to
 * >me from Mr. Lewis'  message whether the establishment of an "unofficial"
 * >archive would have the approval of this lists owner.  At a minimum, it
 * >appears to be bad netiquette.
 *
 * I resent the characterization you provide here.  I am not "taking archives
 * of this list" and posting them "without the approval of the list owner".
 * What you suggests smacks of a tort, which is hardly the case.  The actual
 * status is this:  I have saved messages which I, as a subscriber, have
 * received from the list.  The archive in question was created by me, and
 * certainly not a taking.  Additionally, I sent a message to the list owner as
 * well as to the list in toto to discuss the issue before placing anything on
 * the web.  Nothing has been made public, nor would anything be posted without
 * the consent of the list owner at the very least, and perhaps not even
 * without the consent of the list members.

Sounds like there was a misunderstanding here.   I simply said it was not
clear to me what was proposed.  Based on what I read this morning, it
sounded like your position was that all e-mail from the list service is in
the public domain.  You also mentioned a possible "unofficial archive" if I
recall correctly.  Reading those two things, it appeared to me a bit
unclear when and how your archive would be posted.

You cleared it up: you are looking for input from the list owners and list
members to address your idea of putting up archives.  Thanks for the
clarification.

P.S. What tort would that be?

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