🚀 go-pugleaf

Richard Sexton (richard@interlog.com) writes:
> In article <3287aa40.18733426@news.ncf.carleton.ca>,
> Scott Paterson <aa458@freenet.carleton.ca> wrote:
>>On 10 Nov 1996 21:10:16 -0500, richard@interlog.com (Richard Sexton) wrote:
>>
>>[*snip* *snip* *snip* *snip* *snip* *snip* *snip*]
>>
>>  I didn't bother quoting your message for fear of being sued... *ahem*
> 
> Not only that, it's just polite. PLus it keeps you on the right
> side of the law.
> 
I read the copyright act, and email is not mentioned in the act so you may
not have much to go on. I even read the page on your site about copyright
and email, where the author pointed out that little can be done about it.
>  
>>  Just wanted to say that it sounds to me like you've got waaaaayyyy too
>>much time on your hands.  You need a hobby... or is suing people your
>>hobby?
 
No wonder the Courts are so bogged down with all these frivolous lawsuits.
> 
> It would be easy to form that opinion if you use the net
> for recreation. I work here.
> 
> In the "old days" (pre 90) posting private email was virtually
> unheard of being universally regarded as an loathsome act.
> 
> Many people are apparantly unaware it's a) bad netiquette
> b) illegal. See http://www.vrx.net/copyright to find out why.
 
You have hundreds of pages on the USA copyright act, the Berne Convention
and the Canadian Copyright Act. But the only mention of email wasn't a law
it was just an item on netiquette. You and others on your site (vrx.net)
are well known as spammers, which IMHO is worse than posting an email.
 
> In the past 10 days I've had 3 incidents of my copyright
> being violated. I do this for a living, and IMO the net
> is playing fast and loose with respect to copyrights.
> 
Maybe you should get off the Infohighway! Gee would want to steal your ideas
anyhow? ;-)