On Fri, 13 Dec 1996 17:26:14 -0800 Brewster Kahle <brewster@archive.org>
said:
>The Internet Archive is archiving the public information on the net. We
>think it is important to make a record of this historically interesting
>transformation. We have already found researchers interested in the
>data, and we think useful services will grow out of the data as well.
You know, we list owners hear a lot of tales of pristine altruism. What
we actually want to know, though, is whether you are planning to make a
profit from our data or not. If the answer is yes, most of us think you
should ask for permission in advance. You see, you are operating on the
legal premise that anyone is free to subscribe to these lists and
consequently you are free to do so, and keep a copy of all the messages
you ever received, and this is all fine as long as this is just a mega
database on your workstation for your own personal use. But you're also
planning to make money from this work, which isn't yours. It isn't in the
public domain, you don't own the copyright, and you're making the
assumption that the implicit license that exists when you subscribe also
allows you to make money from the work. Let's just say that's at best a
controversial point in law and many list owners certainly feel it
shouldn't be allowed. You may just end up having your company black
listed on large servers.
Eric
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