1. Of course! Ask Lindsey publications, Red Hat, etc... 2. The PICList is owned by Jory if it is owned by anyone and he made me a list owner. But by the definition of public, the fact that anyone can join and that anyone can read the posts makes it a public forum. 3. That is an interesting question and I would be interested in what any legal PROFESSIONALS (not armchair lawyers) have to say about it. 4. You can choose to do as you please. If this is really an issue, I don't think you should be participating in a public forum. You might accidentally give away a "precious trade secret" while trying to help someone. By all means, sit on what you know if it makes you feel "special" inside. Just out of curiosity, why hasn't there been any objection to the other archives? And has no one else realized that any of the lurkers on this list could package and sell the archives without being up front and open about it? And finally, this is a moot point as I have never, and probably will never sell archive content. I'm only interested in selling (at some future date) the contents of the piclist.com FAQ's in book or CD form for a price that covers the cost of the media. The internet access is now and always will be absolutely free. As the form says. --- James Newton (PICList Admin #3) mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com or .org -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Dan Michaels Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 12:37 To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT]: piclist.com > >3. If you don't want your stuff listed on the site, let me know and I will >remove it right now... from the FAQ. But the stuff you posted to the >PICList, a PUBLIC forum, is in the PUBLIC domain and you have no right to >restrict its resale or use whether you "gave" permission or not. It is OWNED >BY THE PUBLIC. Ask your lawyer. > 1 - Can the public legally "re-sell" public domain information for profit? 2 - Is a private organization the same as the public? 3 - Can the public legally re-sell information if Bob has a copyright notice attached to what he makes available to piclist? 4 - Should we start posting things to piclist with a little copyright notice on the bottom? cheers, - dan michaels ===================== (c) Copyright 2001, and for time immemorial, Dan Michaels **** Do NOT use without explicit authorization of the author **** -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics