Maybe, but if you misbehave in that "private" space, the cops will arrest you for a public misdemeanor ... Cheers, Hughie -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Ed Lamoureux Sent: Saturday, 11 August 2007 7:38 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] public private On Aug 10, 2007, at 12:54 PM, Conor Schaefer wrote:
More to the point, the concourse of a mall is by my definition completely public.
and this would absolutely wrong and total nonsense, at least in America. In American, EVERY mall is private property and is specifically posted as such. No one may do research within them without the express written consent of the mall owners. You'll find that posted on the outside doors of virtually every mall you enter. If it isn't posted on the doors, it's up on a wall someplace. If you don't believe me, just call your local marketing firm and ask them about the contracts and permissions they have to sign with the mall in order to do research within. Edward Lee Lamoureux, Ph. D. Associate Professor, Multimedia Program and Department of Communication Co-Director, New Media Center 1501 W. Bradley Bradley University Peoria IL 61625 309-677-2378 <http://slane.bradley.edu/com/faculty/lamoureux/website2/index.html> <http://gcc.bradley.edu/mm/> AIM/IM & skype: dredleelam Second Life: Professor Beliveau _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/