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