[rumori] The Holden Server
The Evolution Control Committee [rumori] The Holden Server
Thu, 11 Feb 1999 01:26:41 -0500 (00918714401, 3.0.32.19990211010104.00a770e8atinfinet.com)
At 09:51 AM 2/10/99 -0800, you wrote:
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>Interesting, because it brings up a facet of the copyright issue that you
>don't see too often, that of privacy. The Holden Server, to my mind, is
>undoubtedly fair use, in fact i think the case against it is laughable.
>piecemeal quotation of literature is probably more protected than any
>other kind of "re-use". But do artists have the right to limit the re-use
>of their works in order to limit their exposure to the world?
But if you've published something and sell it publically, just what
kind of right to privacy to those contents can you reasonably expect? I
agree that had the case been pressed that the fair use side would've won.
Too bad the site owner didn't want to press it.
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