Fwd: Re: HPFGU archive/catalog question

[Kelley]

Paul <paul-groups at w...> wrote:
> This is the response I got from Heidi.  See below email.
> 
> Of course we can choose to not display any FROM information.  But
> that still leaves names when replying to someone else, signing a
> post, or directly mentioning someone else.  I don't understand the
> significance of Jan 2001, but it must be either a TOU change or 
> legal thing.  Maybe that is when eGroups became yGroups? >>>

Paul, this is referring to the first time we began including this 
disclaimer in the welcome message to list members when they join (it 
was on behalf of the FAQs specifically at the time):

"In posting to this group, you grant the Moderators the right and 
license to use the content of your messages in other contexts. At 
this time, the Moderators intend to use this permission only for 
purposes of archiving and creating topical FAQs for the group, but 
reserve the right to use them for other purposes. If you have any 
concerns about infringement of your copyright, you are advised to 
contact the Moderators. Should you have any further questions, feel 
free to contact the Moderators."

> We can also do what Yahoo does and omit portions of the email to 
obsure the author. >>>

Yes.
 
> I think we should:
> 1) Clarify how the information is being used. >>>

Clarify to ourselves, to MEG, to the list members?  All of the 
above? ;-)

> 2) Promise that we'll do everything we can to prevent our stored 
> data from being copied into a search index (like Google) or other 
> archive (like Internet Archive).  This will probably require a log 
> in type of thing for all users and viewers. >>>

Agreed; frankly, I can see the whole thing hinging on this.  It comes 
down to the same arguments against making the main archives 
publically available.

(Am going to stop here for now; we're in conference as I write this.)

More to come soon...

--Kelley