I wrote:
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> Alan wrote:
> > This does bring up a good question - can a list hosted by a governmental
> > entity (a state university) really be considered private property?
> > After all, public funds are being used to run the list........
> Kynn wrote....
> Can Joe Random Taxpayer walk into the nearest university
> lab and demand unlimited computer time? After all, "public
> funds"...
>
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That's not what we are talking about. We are talking about
Joe Random Listowner going into the university lab, picking up a computer and
talking it home and claiming that it is their private property.
If the listowner claims to actually 'own' the list as private property,
but the cost of running it is done at public expense, well, it seems similar to
that, at least to me.
I don't what the laws are in your state, but in my state, plenty of people have
gotten in legal hot water for converting public resources to private benefit......
and individuals have been indicted and removed from elected office for doing things like
using county workers (on county time) to do yardwork at their personal residences and
things like that.
I still say, for maximum safety, use a private listserv host (I do)..... and if you use
a publicly owned host, refrain from claiming that the list is your 'private property'......
When you really get down to it, lists are really owned by whoever pays the bills.
my 2 cents,
Alan Cz
Once again, I am not a lawyer, I just read the newspapers......
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