lib007@muvms1.bitnet (08/11/89)
In article <1915@prune.bbn.com>, rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) writes: > Legality aside, you will probably get a Very Bad reputation on the net > if you use Usenet articles in advertising without getting the explicit > permission of the people you're quoting. > > Legality not aside, it's *probably* illegal to do it without permission: > since the U.S. signed the Berne Convention, everything has a copyright > unless it explicitly says otherwise. > > This article has no copyright. > /r$ How about quotating in a manuscript for publication--not commercial, but "scholarly?" I phoned the American Psychological Association about this last week, since APA form is increasingly the standard in many journals, and they did not yet have a standard citation method for electronic mail/news. Yes, the text is the property of the writer. However, such text could be cited by another author and attributed to the writer, just as any other writing is cited. E-mail isn't exactly personal correspondence, since the transmission might be general (or it might be part of a discussion that's only being OBSERVED by someone else [who's not a participant]). Also, NEWS annoucements don't last forever. If you cited a message issued this year, for example, someone reading your manuscript 5 years from now (or even 2.67 years from now) won't be able to go back and verify the message--as they can for other print media cited. Has anybody else encountered the problem of citing E-mail in their research? Any suggestions/solutions? -- lib007@muvms1.bitnet,Marshall University Fred R. Reenstjerna | All my life's a circle, 400 Hal Greer Blvd | sunup to sundown.... Huntington, WV 25755 | (304)696 - 2335 |