RE: =?ISO-8859-1?B?VXNlbmV0IFBvc3RzLCBQLkQuIG9yIKk/ID0gVGhvdWdodHMgb3IgQ291cnQg

["Quantum_Cat" <anonymous@cotse.com>]

Charles darkens our doorway with:

 *> On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Phoenyx wrote:

 *> > Perhaps I'm missing something here and I've been around 
message
 *> > forums of one sort or another since the BBS era. As far 
as I can
 *> > tell, this is a public forum as designated by the 
access medium.
 *> > Even when they were first started, they were considered 
public
 *> > access mediums. In light of this fact, it stands to 
reason that
 *> > any messages posted here would be in the public domain 
by default.
 *> > 

Keep this in mind, Tom.

 *> > While I agree that everyone has the basic right to 
protect their
 *> > intellectual property. One can not complain when they 
publicly
 *> > post this property in a known public forum.
 *> >

 *> Followed by this comment from Greg B.

 *> >A street would be a public forum also, but if you went 
out and gave
 *> >a speech on the street it would remain your property 
under copyright
 *> >laws.  This is covered under US and world copyright 
laws.

And this too, Tom.

 *> >However, there is a fair use clause which would permit 
quoting
 *> >(reasonable amounts, likely as defined by a judge) and 
archiving.

 *> >Basically everything you write is protected by copyright 
laws unless
 *> >you forfeit those rights.  But there's also the point 
that to be
 *> >able to really enforce copyright stuff from Usenet 
Newsgroups, you'd
 *> >have to file some stuff with the US Govt. concerning the 
stuff that
 *> >you wrote.  And there is a filing fee.
 *> >

 *> The original subject title has been threaded to point 
where  it REALLY is
 *> no longer valid to the issue now under discussion. So, 
I've changed it to: 

 *> "Usenet Posts, P.D. or �? = Thoughts or Court Ruling"

Look again, Tom.  It's:

=?ISO-8859-1?B?VXNlbmV0IFBvc3RzLCBQLkQuIG9yIKk/
ID0gVGhvdWdodHMgb3IgQ291cnQg

Of course, gibberish from you is probably the best we can 
expect.

 *> Now, as the subject title relates (and, I conclude those 
reading it can
 *> understand what it is saying) here are the issues and the 
facts;

Facts?  Isn't that a foreign concept to you?

 *> (A) I fully agree with what both Phoenyx and Greg B. 
stated.
 *>       Both of their comments are in logical essence 
correct.

Heh heh... Perhaps I'll refrain from using this as an example 
of your extremely low brain wattage....   Nah....

Phoenyx's declared that posts here are in the public domain.

Greg stated that posts here are copyrighted.

Therefore, they contradict each other.  Any mental midget who 
"fully agree with what both Phoenyx and Greg B. stated" is 
agreeing to contradicory statements and demonstrates their 
lack of sentience.  Turn in your licence immediately, Tom.

Tough break, dude.  If you're not using that brain, you might 
as well shut it down and save power.  ;)

 
//stuff snipped which Turley never subscribed to anyway//

 *> Those are the facts and the options available to any and 
all persons
 *> posting to any Usenet newsgroup.  I (and a few others) 
have made a post to
 *> the effect and stating that any post made in this Usenet 
newsgroup:

...............................^^^^^^^^
..............................
Sheesh, Tom... don't you even read your drivel? 

 *> comp.sys.apple2 - is in the public domain.  By my having  
made such a post
 
No... "any post" is NOT "in the public domain".  Loser...

*> in this comp.sys.apple2 newsgroup,I have given up  all of 
my copyright
 *> protection with any post I make be it; past, present or 
future in this
 *> comp.sys.apple2 newsgroup.  

So... you're saying that just because you declared that you 
placed YOUR posts in the public domain, everyone elses 
becomes public domain?  Duh!

Perhaps you should consider sniffing glue.  We might get 
lucky and you'll glue your fingers together, and be unable to 
bless us with further illogical, unintelligent drool.

 *> Any public Usenet post I make to any OTHER Usenet 
Newsgroup still remains
 *> my copyright � material, until I make such a public post 
to declare any
 *> post to any OTHER Usenet Newsgroup to be public domain.

Heh... I'm sure the world outside of csa2 hangs on your every 
word...

 *> Comments concerning this post (which is in the public 
domain) are welcomed.

You've got it.

 *> Cheers, Tom

Bite me,

Quantum_Cat

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