>On Mon, 19 Sep 1994 16:56:39 GMT Bert Deivert said: > >About quoting from Internet: > >>I have given >>them guidelines about what I want: notify and be approved by the person you >>quote - via e-mail, if possible. Give date, usenet or discussion group, >>subject, and INTERNET as source. >> >>I consider it a valid source. I do demand that students make >>hard copies of the material for their opponents to verify when they present >>the paper. > >I suspect that Bert is being too cautious unless Swedish copyright law >differs seriously from United States copyright statutes which include >specific exemption from permission requirement for material quoted >under "fair use" provisions. As generally understood it is fair use >to reproduce brief passages from copyrighted material necessary to make >an argument. > Cal and others, I just thought the query to the person who originally "published" something on Internet was a common courtesy since it can be harrowing to find yourself quoted in an article that becomes published on paper when one thinks one is taking part in a sort-of-private-discussion. Most of us are not naive enough to think all these groups are private, but not everyone is aware of it. This can save somebody some embarassment. Thanks, BERT ******************************************************************** * Bert Deivert Film Studies University of Karlstad * * E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Box 9501 S-650 09 Karlstad * * SWEDEN * ********************************************************************