P3D Re: 3D-CD glitch...

["Greg Wageman" <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>While this seems sensible and logical, the fact is that posting
material on
>the net does NOT put it in the public domain, any more than publishing
it
>in a magazine gives everyone the right to copy that magazine without
>permission.


Peter, I disagree with the applicability of your analogy.  If you submit
a magazine *article* for publication, there is usually a contract
between you and the magazine which states, explicitly, what rights of
publication they have (one-time use, in perpetuity, etc.).  Usually the
author retains copyright (but not always).  Reproduction rights may be
controlled by your copyright, the magazine's, or both.

On the other hand, if you write a letter to the editor, the magazine
does not pay you nor do they request explicit permission to print your
letter along with the others in the "Letters to the Editor" section.  If
you wish to prevent publication, you have to explicitly say so in the
letter; otherwise it is assumed that you wanted the letter printed if
they so chose.  If you don't explicitly deny publication, you don't then
get to pick-and-choose which subscribers can or cannot receive a copy of
your letter.

Since none of us are being paid and have no contracts with P3D, I see
these postings as closer to the "letter to the editor" situation than
the magazine article.

On Usenet, there is now an "X-no-archive" header that can be set to
prevent the various Usenet news archivers from preserving your postings.
Perhaps, going forward, the list could be set up to honor a similar
request?

     -Greg W. (gjw@xxxxxxxxxx)




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