Hm -- No relevant change that I can think of. Anything fixed in a tangible medium of expression (including USENET feeds) is covered by copyright, certainly since 1989 and probably since 1976. This would be true in any Berne Convention or WTO country, including the U.S. DLB Dan L. Burk Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly Professor University of Minnesota Law School 229 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA *************************************** Voice: 612-626-8726 Fax: 612-625-2011 On 22 Dec 2004, Sheri Repucci wrote:
No one has mentioned copyright laws in this debate.
US copyright laws have changed in recent years and it seems that usenet postings now enjoy copyright protection in the US, with some exceptions. From what I've read on this topic the public/private nature of the posting site does not affect this protection.
-Sheri Repucci National Coalition of Independent Scholars ==========================================