[WEB4LIB] RE: 99.9% of web sites obsolete?

[shwical at acsu.buffalo.edu]

I'm glad this issue came up.  Many of my peers are not aware that cutting 
and pasting from websites (and not just sending the link) can be very 
expensive for employers.  A figure I was given in the special library where 
I last worked was $200,000 per copyright violation.  (This times the number 
of people receiving the material in question.)  Perhaps this figure was 
invented to put fear in me.  I don't know.  "When in doubt, send the URL" 
is my motto.

Stephanie


--On Wednesday, September 11, 2002 5:05 PM -0700 Paul Taylor 
<ptaylor at tln.lib.mi.us> wrote:

> I excerpted the excerpt, necessarilly removing certain images and text
> for  editorial reasons. Next time I'll just post the URL so discussion
> stays on  topic. I thought I would be inviting sniper fire, but I
> considered that some  people might want the text immediately without
> having to click through to it.  My apologies.
> -Paul
>
>
> On Wednesday 11 September 2002 07:38 pm, Sloan, Bernie wrote:
>> Point #5 of the Web4Lib posting policy reads:
>>
>> "All postings must be free of copyright restrictions that limit
>> distribution. For example, posting a significant amount of a copyrighted
>> work verbatim requires the permission of the copyright holder. To verify
>> that such permission was obtained, all postings of this nature must
>> include a statement that this is the case."
>>
>> See: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/#Policy
>>
>> Bernie Sloan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shirl Kennedy [mailto:sdk at cesmail.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 6:29 PM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list
>> Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: 99.9% of web sites obsolete?
>>
>> Speaking of posting guidelines...
>>
>> I don't think it's kosher to post the full text of copyrighted documents
>> without obtaining the permission of the copyright holder.
>>
>> Shirl Kennedy
>> IP Nerd
>> http://home.tampabay.rr.com/hooboy/
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: web4lib at webjunction.org
>> > [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Paul Taylor
>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 7:12 PM
>> > To: Multiple recipients of list
>> > Subject: [WEB4LIB] 99.9% of web sites obsolete?
>> >
>> >
>> > Dredged from Slashdot--an excerpt from "Forward Compatability:
>> > Designing and
>> > Building with Standards"
>> >
>> > Here's the URL:
>> > http://www.digital-web.com/features/feature_2002-09.shtml
>> >
>> >
>> > And here's the text:
>> >
>> > 99.9% of Websites Are Obsolete
>> >
>> > An excerpt from Forward Compatibility: Designing & Building With
>> > Standards By Jeffrey Zeldman
>> >
>> > An equal opportunity disease afflicts nearly every site now on
>> > the Web, from
>> > the humblest personal homepages to the multi-million-dollar sites of
>> > corporate giants. Cunning and insidious, the disease goes largely
>> > unrecognized because it is based on industry norms. Though their
>> > owners and
>> > managers may not know it yet, 99.9% of all websites are obsolete.
>>
>> -----snip-----
>>
>> > Excerpted from Forward Compatibility: Designing & Building With
>> > Standards by
>> > Jeffrey Zeldman, to be published by New Riders in early 2003. Copyright
>>
>> (c)
>>
>> > 2002-2003 by New Riders and Jeffrey Zeldman. Used by permission of New
>> > Riders.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Paul Taylor
>> > Computer Coordinator
>> > Salem-South Lyon District Library
>> > 9800 Pontiac Trail
>> > South Lyon, MI 48178
>> >
>> > 248-437-6431 phone
>> > 248-437-6593 fax
>> > http://south-lyon.lib.mi.us
>
> --
> Paul Taylor
> Computer Coordinator
> Salem-South Lyon District Library
> 9800 Pontiac Trail
> South Lyon, MI 48178
>
> 248-437-6431 phone
> 248-437-6593 fax
> http://south-lyon.lib.mi.us
>
>