In article <[log in to unmask]>, "LISTSERV list
owners' forum" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
> I must admit to a tendency to roll my eyes in cynicism when I see commercial
> oriented solicitations on the net, but I believe the Infoseek request must
> be seen in context.  Some months ago we (at Psyche) received a request from
> Info Mag-Net asking us to set our NOTEBOOKs to PUBLIC.  This would clearly
> help increase the value of their product, but we are also clearly interested
> in expanding our readership.  Both sides can win.
 
   InfoSeek asked to copy the archived messages of all individuals who
have posted to the list and charge access to them in an indexed format.
Now, if I made all of those thousands of messages, or obtained prior
permission of all authors to have their writings be used by a company in
this fashion, I would feel that I would be in the position to give them
the permission they have asked for. Since neither is the case, I don't
believe I have the right nor authority to give such approval. I doubt that
I would actively seek to prevent their doing so should they choose to do
so without my permission, however.
 
 
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