[Web4lib] Wikipedia vs Britannica
Chuck0
chuck at mutualaid.org
Thu Dec 15 13:17:16 EST 2005
Roy Tennant wrote:
> Worse than simply being "bad form" it violates the policy of this list
> as stated at <http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/>:
>
> "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."
>
> All participants of this discussion are required to adhere to
> discussion policies or risk expulsion. Thank you everyone, for your
> cooperation.
> Roy Tennant
> Web4Lib Owner
Perhaps it is time to revise this policy? It's pretty absurd that people
can't post the occasional article so that people can talk about it. That
is covered by even the most conservative interpretation of fair use.
I'm really disturbed that the primary list used by library workers to
discuss web issues adheres to such a backward, non-open take on
intellectual discussion.
Chuck
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