Thanks, I think I'll add a note like that to the subscription page.  I may
wait and check with UK, since they host the list.  

So I am right in thinking posts are protected by copyright?  (even if it's
hard to enforce)

Elizabeth
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Gardens Listowner
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-Gardening
 


-----Original Message-----
From: LISTSERV list owners' forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Rich Greenberg
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 2:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Privacy Issue

On: Sat, Dec 30, 2006 at 01:28:48PM -0500,Elizabeth Wrote:

} It has just come to my attention that someone is lifting posts from my
list,
} without permission, and posting them to a webpage.  Here's the address:
} http://www.gardenerscorner.org/current%20discussion.htm

Does your list have a copyright notice in each post?  Its not a complete
panecea, but will help your case if it develops into a legal fight.

For example, my lists bottom banner:

>>> BOTTOM_BANNER Bottom banner for list postings
.fo off
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NOTE:  A reply will go to the list and not to the original poster.  Change
       the "To:"  field manually if that is not your intent.
.fo on
All messages posted to &LISTNAME are copyrighted by the original author
and may not be reproduced outside &LISTNAME without the permission of
the original author.
.fo off
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.fo on

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