On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, DLGM wrote:

> Forgive my possible ignorance but, isn't making a CD ROM of one's list's
> archives, publishing? Something seems amiss about removing the archives
> from their source and placing them on such a readily distributable format.
> Am I off base? I know not all lists contain particularly personal material
> but........

Any electronic format is easily distributable, including CD-ROM or just
leaving the archives where they are stored by Listserv. As to the legality
of this, it depends entirely on the situation and is a matter for the
organization's legal counsel to consider if questions of this nature
arise.