On Monday 20 October 2003 13:53, Galen Johnson wrote:
>Gene Heskett wrote:
>>I think, some jet lag though...
>
>OK Gene...I have to ask...Why are you copyrighting your email?
>
>=G=

Because of yahoo's TOS. (of a couple of years ago, I don't know their 
current TOS)  Someone had emailed me a copy quite some time ago after 
I was discussing something that if developed, might have been 
meagerly profitable.  He was attempting to show me that according to 
that TOS, they could take my idea and there wasn't anything I could 
do about it.  Their TOS at the time attempts to pre-empt your rights, 
trying to put a blanket copyright on every message that passes thru 
their hardware.

Yahoo has an attitude reminiscent of a Mr. Gates product EULA.  So I 
figure if I have a stated prior copyright, maybe I can catch them 
with their legal drawers at half mast someday.  I'd enjoy that I 
think.

But its more related to principles than any profit related motives as 
I realisticly view it as more of a method to harrass some dingleberry 
attorney than anything else.  All based of course on that old saw 
about "first we kill all the lawyers" which I believe is a quote from 
a Shakespear play, so its not even remotely close to current.

But I am in favor of that solution vis-a-vis lawyers anyway...

IIRC C-Net also has such a TOS rider.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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