On 2010-05-10 08:45, Jay Litwyn wrote:
All that I *was* talking about, Roger, is the "frm:" prefix. Apparently, it is a stub for "Data Rights Management", which is a theoretical, logistical, and practical pain. I would recommend that if a "frm:" prefix is there, then do not take it out. If it is not there, then write a creative commons license, instead. Without an explicit license, I think text in a list like this is CC-BY, for instance. In your case in particular, I think you are getting good enough that you might want to put -NC- (non-commercial) on your blog to ensure that people are not permitted to make money from your stuff -- uh...without your permission, which you could charge royalties for (if you did not lose them to your lawyer :-), and ignoring internet service fees. I would like to believe that things are "all rights reserved" on web pages by default, and I read something to the effect of "take it" on one of your blog pages that might over-ride that. I am no lawyer (IANL). That makes me happy.
A number ot thoughts. First that pesky frm: convention which has been around about as long as the mailing list. I don't know where it started but I do know where it is useful-very long posts. Suppose you had a long post analyzing a formula. To distinguish the formula being dissected versus the functional formula use the frm: designation. Voila no confusion. For a DRM method it is ridiculously feeble-place the cursor in the right place delete four characters and you've defeated the protection. As for repeating it with every mailing list post Jim Muth and I repeat the URL of websites where we upload the completed images with every post. A little bit about creative rights. I license my stuff under the Creative Commons attribution license-use the images for whatever you want, including derivative works, give me credit as the creator. Go to Flickr and search under people for Max Iter to see my stuff. I do this for two reasons. First I want my visitors to feel welcome. The images? Like 'em keep 'em. Secondly I am a law abiding citizen and the law of the land is Murphy's Law. The following reasoning applies to the world wide web not email or USENET. One core principle of the web is the concept of the link. You put up a page people can link to it or its elements. You put something up, by the very nature of html structure you consent to having your information shared with everybody. Maybe. Or maybe I can reserve some rights. Anyway I take the pessimistic approach and accept the possibility everything I post on the web can be shared on the web.