On Fri, 3 Jan 1997 09:14:00 -0800 Louise Parsons said: >Count me among those who believe that postings to a subscription list are >copyright material. The analogy is closer to publishing a letter or article >in a newspaper than merely putting something up on a street corner. What a >pity it would be to have to close a list to protect people's rights. We >have a copyright policy on the list and inform all new members of it. The >fact that we are not copyright lawyers makes it all the more important to >take some care with this issue which is in a grey area legally at best. This is exactly why I asked the question. You can have a policy until you're blue in the face, but that doesn't mean squat. What I wanted to know, is what is the LEGAL answer. I believe Dan did an excellent job of answering that question, by the way.... ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chris Barnes (409) 846-3273 (home) [log in to unmask] (409) 845-8300 (work) http://helper.tamu.edu/STAFF/cbarnes/