[Web4lib] Wikipedia vs Britannica

[Chuck0]

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