On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 11:40:03 -0700, Shapard Wolf <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Have any of you faced the issue of whether or not postings to a closed
>list (open only to paid members of an organization, subscription
>confirmed, not advertised, archives open only to subscribers) may be
>quoted outside of the list?
>
>This has happened on one of my lists, and the quote ended up in a
>newspaper, and now the powers that be are asking if we should put a
>footer in proclaiming that permission must be sought before quoting any
>post without permission of the original author.

Advise subscribers that permission of original author is required before
quoting outside the list.  The question is ethical, not legal.

Karl