Head of S.F.'s Library Resigns Under Pressure (fwd) -

[Earl Young]

     There is a case in Britain (Scotland, I believe) where linking to a 
     site was declared a violation - but I understand that the site 
     cautioned against it (not certain about that though).  This case was 
     in the news during the summer.
     
     Earl Young


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Subject: Re: Head of S.F.'s Library Resigns Under Pressure (fwd) -
Author:  rhterry at RBSE.Mountain.Net at INTERNET
Date:    1/24/97 1:16 PM


     
I wonder if we will need to get permission to Bookmark a site in the 
near future or give the site's originator credit ?
     
Bob Terry
     
On Fri, 24 Jan 1997, Wilfred (Bill) Drew Jr. wrote:
     
> KAREN SCHNEIDER wrote:
> > 
> > "I have to reiterate that I am disturbed to see librarians acting as 
> > copyright  police for this publisher." [C. Munson]
> > 
> > ------------
> > 
> > We guard what we cherish.
> > 
> > -- K. Schneider
> 
> 
> We have a moral, ethical and legal requirement to act as "copyright 
> police".  The information in the article is not copyrighted.  The
> article is.  I have been a victim of copyright infringement in my early 
> work on Not Just Cows.  Several sites extracted whole portions without 
> giving me credit.  There are still sevral clearly derivative works on
> the Web but that is harder to prove as a violation.  What is the
> incentive for publishers to make works available unless copyright in 
> respected by all parties involved?  Copyright does NOT inhibit the
> dissemination of information it is one of the engines that drives that 
> dissemination.  I will point out  any copyright abuses I see.  I have 
> done so on previous occasions and will do so in the future.
> --
> Wilfred Drew (Call me "Bill") Systems Librarian (also reference)
> SUNY College of Ag. & Tech.;   P.O. Box 902;  Morrisville, NY 13408-0902 
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> --
>