1.7 Am I allowed to publish Rialto postings in our newsletter?
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This article is from the Rialto FAQ, by Richard "Pug" Bainter pug@pug.net with numerous contributions by others.
1.7 Am I allowed to publish Rialto postings in our newsletter?
The legalities of copyright ownership in an electronic medium are
currently murky. In countries that are signatories to the Berne
Convention (which includes the USA and Canada), text is copyrighted
from the moment of creation. However, text submitted to newsgroups and
digests _may_ be different, as it is intended for a wide distribution.
There is no clear answer in the USA at the present time. The polite
thing to do, regardless of whether a lawyer would tell you it is
necessary, is contact the author(s) of the article(s) in question, and
ask for permission to publish. Abide by their wishes. Assuming
permission is given, you (or your chronicler) probably want to save a
hardcopy of the message giving you permission.
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