Can anyone tell me if there are rules, conventions, strictures, traditions gove rning postings that are "lifted" from one list and reposted on another? Is it c ommon practice to ask the permission of the originator of the posting? If this is the accepted (but not adopted) practice, does it apply to original text, and not to announcements or statistical releases? Does it apply to everything tha t is posted? Nothing that is posted? I guess I am really asking whether there is a sort of unlegislated copyright co nvention on the nets. Sorry if this is an ignorant question; I'm fairly new at all this. Peace, Anthea Tillyer ABTHC@CUNYVM City University of New York