From: Tex Texin (tex@i18nguy.com)
Date: Thu Jun 05 2003 - 02:15:02 EDT
William,
btw, this forum is archived at unicode@yahoogroups.com.
Let's not discuss these issues here.
tex
William Overington wrote:
>
> Tex Texin wrote as follows.
>
> > Marion, It is very easy to start your own list at
> http://www.yahoogroups.com
> >
> > You can create lists for 3166, as well as for hiberno-english etc.
> >
> > Other Unicode folks have created specialized lists for their own purposes.
>
> A feature of Yahoo groups is the Yahoo rules about intellectual property
> rights regarding postings and also the indemnity rules.
>
> As regards intellectual property rights, if someone posts then if later he
> or she wishes to publish a book and the publisher asks if any person or
> company owns any intellectual property rights in relation to the material in
> the book, then the answer might properly be, yes, Yahoo. That then may mean
> that exclusive rights cannot be assigned to a publisher and then the
> publisher cannot make a claim against anyone for infringement of copyright
> because the publisher does not have exclusive rights. I am not a lawyer,
> yet I do urge caution as to what intellectual property rights problems may
> be caused if one posts in a Yahoo group, which do not occur if one posts in
> this forum.
>
> There is also the indemnity rule. It appears that if someone posts in a
> Yahoo group and someone somewhere claims against Yahoo, then the poster and
> maybe the person who started the group are liable to Yahoo for expenses,
> including lawyers fees. There appears to be a danger that if someone made
> even a wild, spurious claim in a court and Yahoo needed nevertheless to
> defend it lest it win by not being answered, then the person who starts the
> Yahoo group could be liable for the cost of Yahoo's lawyers.
>
> William Overington
>
> 5 June 2003
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