Re: etiquette of hits vs. copyright

[Carolynne Lathrop <clathrop@UNIV.DBQ.EDU>]

This is another reason, it seems to me, to use the Target> protocol when
asking for information.  That puts the respondents on notice that the
responses will be compiled.

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Carolynne Lathrop                 E-mail: clathrop@univ.dbq.edu
Curriculum Library
University of Dubuque
Dubuque IA 52001
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On Fri, 24 Feb 1995, Carol Simpson wrote:

> Current opinion holds that e-mail is copyrighted by the writer - as is
> anything put down in a "tangible medium."  If you have indicated in your
> request for information that you plan to compile the responses into a
> hit, you are probably in a fairly safe position when you repost.  If you
> didn't explicitly state you would repost all responses, however, you
> should ask permission to be on the safe side.  Slander/libel suits as a
> result of electronic postings are not unheard of...
>
> Carol Mann Simpson                   csimpson@tenet.edu
> Facilitator - Library Technology          214 882-7450
> Mesquite (TX) Independent School District
>