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.