if there is a consensus on mailing lists, that are active with articles, usually posts are to include an URL for any article, and if archived, it is assumed that the URL will eventually be broken, so that the archive will not be permanent, which is one aspect of fair-use and copying works. another aspect used in intense-discussion lists is to precede an article with some introductory commentary/statements, to preface it with original ideas, and not just a Fwd or copy of another's content. In terms of advertising, why is the NYTimes #1 on the WWW? Their articles are almost ubiquitous in terms of dispersing news and information, and have any fair-use lawsuits been filed by them? Not to my knowledge. They are getting something also in return (advertising, brand awareness) and are not losing any value of their publication if it drives people to their website and their advertisers, either online or offline. It is basic e-commerce 101, as people proprietize information, the audience shrinks as do information sources and ideas and discussion, also known as a closed-society, and a limited (free?) press. some thoughts. Especially given how Museums address copyrights, though with much greater control of information, (no cameras, etc.) probably because of similar liability issues, with artists and artists representatives. But it is proposed this does have an effect/affect on the advancement of human knowledge, at times, through over-restrictive copyright and fuzzy fair-use (a rich person can pay to get a 1:1 high resolution copy of a work but a student scholar cannot, who has no funding). And that by being overly restrictive, the works themselves are being devalued, as a result, or overvalued at times, at the expense of other works and alike, the public at large. bc http://www.electronetwork.org/ On Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 12:33 PM, Pamela Feltus wrote: > Also remember that most for-profit websites set advertising rates > based on visitorship. So by copying their article rather than > providing a link to it, you are also depriving a free service of some > money. > > Pamela ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).