[HPFGU-Feedback] Re: ADMIN: Possible Changes to the Main List Settings

[Przemyslaw Plaskowicki]

Thomas Wall wrote:

>And really, I'm quite surprised that some may think
>that there's no substantive difference between
>exposing one's work and thoughts to eleven thousand
>people and exposing them to the internet-using public
>at large.
>
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>

I respectfully dissent. The relative secrecy of this list is based only 
on the integrity of over 11,000 people. Very poor protection, I might add.

>I'd say that counts as substantial. Nevermind the
>basic differences between 'relatively private,' as
>these lists are, and, er, being "Google-able," which
>in all worlds consists of a very different ball-game.
>
>On a related note, I've been thinking lately that this
>could possibly affect the situation over on "Fantastic
>Posts and Where to Find Them" as well, because there
>is nothing included in the hbfile which necessarily
>precludes the releasing of copyright for use by the
>FAQ team; presently, to my knowledge, there is no
>specific process in place for acquiring this
>permission from members, who, like me, are probably
>working under the basic rules presented in the hbfile
>and the Yahoo Guidelines and TOS.
>
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>
[...]

>If I understand the copyright regulations accurately,
>then unless permission to use a member's work has been
>received - and ostensibly in an explicit (and not
>loophole-esque) way - by the Admin/FAQ team, then I'm
>afraid that we may already be *currently* in
>violation, should someone choose to complain about it.
>  
>
No. Ideas themselves are NOT copyrightable, but the expression of those
ideas IS. As far as I know, Fantastic Posts uses other listees ideas not 
their expression of them.

Regards,


-- 
Przemyslaw 'Pshemekan' Plaskowicki
Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience. (James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791)