I'm sorry but doesn't this discussion belong on another list? Maybe -chat? I dunno, surely it seems like it isn't related to any FreeBSD technical related content. This is worse than Theo spouting off about his next spam campaign.
Top Posting for a Reason. On 5/8/05, Anthony Atkielski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ted Mittelstaedt writes: > > > No, Chris, we don't want to do that. If you put any kind of message > > like that on the website you are then implying that the users have > > copyrights in the first place on postings that they put on the mailing > > list. > > It's better than being successfully sued or prosecuted for infringement. > > There can be little doubt that posts are indeed protected by copyright, > as they fall within the scope of materials that are so protected. The > only question is the degree to which this copyright can be successfully > enforced. However, successful enforcement of a law isn't necessary to > make the law valid, especially in torts. > > > Since what law there is supports the opposite assumption - that the > > poster has no copyright on the post made in this forum - you are far > > better legally by NOT putting such a disclaimer. > > Which law supports that? > > > It is kind of like if you walk into a restaurant and pick up a fork > > and stab yourself, then sue the restaurant claiming that they are > > negligent in not warning you that their forks are sharp. Today you > > don't see warning labels on forks because the law presumes that a fork > > is supposed to be sharp, and it presumes that anyone of legal age to > > enter a restaurant would know this. > > What is the minimum legal age to enter a restaurant? > > > If restaurants all started slapping warning labels on their forks then > > they would create a presumption that a normal fork is dull, and that > > the sharp kind is unexpected. > > Yes, but then they couldn't be sued successfully any more. > > -- > Anthony > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
